巡巡

Chinese

		to patrol; to make one's rounds	to patrol; to make one's rounds
trad. (巡巡)		巡	巡
simp. ^#(巡巡)		巡	巡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnxún

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnxún
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnsyún
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-hsün²
  - Yale: syún-syún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunshyun
  - Palladius: сюньсюнь (sjunʹsjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ɕyn³⁵/

Verb

巡巡

(literary) to hesitate to move forward; to hang back

Synonyms

反顧／反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
徘徊 (figurative)
拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
游移 (yóuyí)
猶疑／犹疑 (yóuyí)
猶豫／犹豫 (yóuyù)
疑蟯／疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
盤桓／盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
膩／腻 (nyi⁴) (Sichuanese)
躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchú)
逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)
遲疑／迟疑 (chíyí)

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