跏趺

Chinese

		sit cross-legged	instep; tarsus
simp. and trad. (跏趺)		跏	趺

Etymology

Short for 結跏趺坐／结跏趺坐 (jiéjiā fūzuò).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāfū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ fu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāfū
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄈㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiafu
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-fu¹
  - Yale: jyā-fū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiafu
  - Palladius: цзяфу (czjafu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ fu¹
  - Yale: gā fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ fu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ fu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

Verb

跏趺

to sit in the lotus position

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