宙ちゅうづり

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

hanging in midair; suspended

Describes a person or object hanging freely in the air, often by a rope or wire. Can be literal or figurative (e.g., a plan left unresolved).

• サーカスの空くう中ちゅうブランコで、宙ちゅうづりになる演えん技ぎを見みた。

  I saw a performance where someone was suspended in midair on the trapeze.

• 交こう渉しょうは宙ちゅうづりの状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

  The negotiations remain in limbo.

noun

aerial stunt; midair stunt

Specifically refers to a stunt where a performer is suspended in the air, often in theater or circus. Related to 宙乗り (flying through the air).

See also: 宙乗り

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの宙ちゅうづりは、役やく者しゃが空くう中ちゅうに吊つられる演えん出しゅつだ。

  The chūzuri in kabuki is a staging where an actor is suspended in the air.