中流砥柱

Chinese

		midstream of a river; middle reaches of a river	Mount Dizhu
trad. (中流砥柱)		中流	砥柱
simp. ^#(中流砥柱)		中流	砥柱

Etymology

From the so-called Mount Dizhu (砥柱山), which is situated midstream of the Yellow River, splitting its flow.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngliúdǐzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ lau⁴ dai² cyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngliúdǐzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhonglióudǐjhù
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-liu²-ti³-chu⁴
  - Yale: jūng-lyóu-dǐ-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglioudiijuh
  - Palladius: чжунлюдичжу (čžunljudičžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngliúdǐzhùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhonglióudǐjhùr
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-liu²-ti³-chu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: jūng-lyóu-dǐ-jùr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglioudiijull
  - Palladius: чжунлюдичжур (čžunljudičžur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ lau⁴ dai² cyu⁵
  - Yale: jūng làuh dái chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ lau⁴ dai² tsy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ leo⁴ dei² qu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

Idiom

中流砥柱

(figurative) mainstay; cornerstone; chief support

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