支撐

See also: 支撑

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
trad. (支撐)		支	撐
simp. (支撑)		支	撑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīchēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ caang¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-theng / ki-theng / ki-chhng / chi-chheng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīchēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄔㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcheng
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻêng¹
  - Yale: jr̄-chēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jycheng
  - Palladius: чжичэн (čžičɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ caang¹
  - Yale: jī chāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsaang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ cang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-theng
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-thing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ci'tefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-theng
  - Tâi-lô: ki-thing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'tefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chhng
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tshng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kizhngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chheng
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tshing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cizhefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

支撐

(literally) to prop up; to sustain (weight, roof and etc); to support
(figurative) to endure; to hold out; to support
爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠媽媽支撐。 [MSC, trad.]
爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠妈妈支撑。 [MSC, simp.]
Bàba shīqù le gōngzuò, yījiārén de shēnghuó quán kào māma zhīchēng. [Pinyin]
Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.

Synonyms

(to prop): 拄 (zhǔ)

Derived terms

水平支撐／水平支撑 (shuǐpíng zhīchēng)

Korean

Hanja in this term
支	撐

Noun

支撐 • (jitaeng) (hangeul 지탱)

Hanja form^? of 지탱 (“support”).

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