Chinese More information to hang; to put up; to suspend, sneakers ... to hang; to put up; to suspend sneakers trad. (掛靴) 掛 靴 simp. (挂靴) 挂 靴 Close Etymology Altered from 掛冠／挂冠 (guàguān). Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): guàxuē (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝ Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa3 hoe1 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: guàxuē Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝ Tongyong Pinyin: guàsyue Wade–Giles: kua4-hsüeh1 Yale: gwà-sywē Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guahshiue Palladius: гуасюэ (guasjue) Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: gwaa3 hoe1 Yale: gwa hēu Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa3 hoe1 Guangdong Romanization: gua3 hê1 Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaː³³ hœː⁵⁵/ Verb 掛⫽靴 (verb-object) (of a footballer, athlete, skater, etc.) to retire; to hang up one's spikesWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.