持久

Chinese

	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	(long) time; (long) duration of time
trad. (持久)	持	久
simp. ^#(持久)	持	久
anagram	久持

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chíjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gau²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhî-kú / chhî-kiú

(Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ gu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chíjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chiu³
  - Yale: chŕ-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjeou
  - Palladius: чицзю (čiczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ gau²
  - Yale: chìh gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kú
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-kú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ ku⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi¹³⁻²² ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kiú
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-kiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi¹³⁻²² kiu⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ti⁵ gu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî kú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ku⁵²/

Adjective

持久

long-lasting; lasting; long-term; enduring; protracted; extended
肥效持久 ― féixiào chíjiǔ ― long-lasting fertilizing effect

藥效持久／药效持久 ― yàoxiào chíjiǔ ― long-lasting efficacy

做持久打算 ― zuò chíjiǔ dǎsuàn ― to make a long-term plan

爭取持久和平／争取持久和平 ― zhēngqǔ chíjiǔ hépíng ― to strive for lasting peace

保持持久穩定／保持持久稳定 ― bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng ― to maintain lasting stability

Derived terms

持久之計／持久之计
持久力 (chíjiǔlì)
持久性 (chíjiǔxìng)
持久戰／持久战 (chíjiǔzhàn)
曠日持久／旷日持久 (kuàngrìchíjiǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (持久):

→ Japanese: 持(じ)久(きゅう) (jikyū)
→ Korean: 지구(持久) (jigu)