Chinese More information hinge; pivot, to turn; to wrench; button ... hinge; pivot to turn; to wrench; button trad. (樞紐) 樞 紐 simp. (枢纽) 枢 纽 Literally: “door hinge, object knob”. Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): shūniǔ (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˇ Cantonese (Jyutping): syu1 nau2 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-liú / su-niú / khi-niú / chhu-liú (Teochew, Peng'im): ku1 niu2 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: shūniǔ Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˇ Tongyong Pinyin: shuniǒu Wade–Giles: shu1-niu3 Yale: shū-nyǒu Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuneou Palladius: шуню (šunju) Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: syu1 nau2 Yale: syū náu Cantonese Pinyin: sy1 nau2 Guangdong Romanization: xu1 neo2 Sinological IPA (key): /syː⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-liú Tâi-lô: su-liú Phofsit Daibuun: suliuo IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁵³/ IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ liu⁵⁵⁴/ (Hokkien: Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-niú Tâi-lô: su-niú Phofsit Daibuun: suniuo IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² niũ⁵³/ (Hokkien: Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi-niú Tâi-lô: khi-niú Phofsit Daibuun: qiniuo IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² niũ⁵³/ (Hokkien: General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhu-liú Tâi-lô: tshu-liú Phofsit Daibuun: zhuliuo IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴¹/ IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁵³/ (Teochew) Peng'im: ku1 niu2 Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khu niú Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu³³⁻²³ niu⁵²/ Noun 樞紐 (figurative) pivot; hub; axis; key positionWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.