拉鋸

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	a saw; to saw; to mend (china) with staples
trad. (拉鋸)		拉	鋸
simp. (拉锯)		拉	锯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lājù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ goe³, laai¹ geoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lājù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhajiw
  - IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laai¹ goe³, laai¹ geoi³
  - Yale: lāai geu, lāai geui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ goe³, laai¹ goey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ gê³, lai¹ gêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /läːi̯⁵⁵ kœ̽ː³³/, /läːi̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯³³/

Verb

拉鋸

to work a two-man saw
(figuratively, of battle etc.) to seesaw back and forth

Derived terms

拉鋸戰／拉锯战 (lājùzhàn)

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