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During diapause, a young kangaroo stays in the female's pouch and growth of a second fertilized egg inside the uterus is delayed.
This genetically determined resting stage, characterized by the cessation of development and protein synthesis and suppression of the metabolic rate, is called diapause.

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Open the tool →滞育 (zhì yù) means “diapause”.
滞育 is pronounced zhì yù in Mandarin Chinese.
“diapause” is 滞育 (zhì yù) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 滞育, each with pinyin and an English translation.