左支右絀

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左支右絀

  • zuǒzhīyòuchù Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • zuǒzhīyòuchù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • zuǒjhihyòuchù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • tso³-chih¹-yu⁴-chʻu⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • dzwǒ-jr̄-yòu-chù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • tzuoojyyowchuh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • цзочжиючу Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • jó jī yauh jyuht Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dzo² dzi¹ jau⁶ dzyt⁹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • zo² ji¹ yeo⁶ jud⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

phrase 左支右绌 · 左右支絀 · 左右支绌

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"左支右絀." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E6%94%AF%E5%8F%B3%E7%B5%80. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

APA

左支右絀. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E6%94%AF%E5%8F%B3%E7%B5%80

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"左支右絀." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E6%94%AF%E5%8F%B3%E7%B5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {左支右絀},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B7%A6%E6%94%AF%E5%8F%B3%E7%B5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}