徒長
Chinese
| apprentice; disciple | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (徒長) | 徒 | 長 | |
| simp. (徒长) | 徒 | 长 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: túzhǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tújhǎng
- Wade–Giles: tʻu2-chang3
- Yale: tú-jǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twujaang
- Palladius: тучжан (tučžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
徒長
- (of a plant) to grow excessively and unproductively