執番鹼

Chinese

		to pick up	soap
trad. (執番鹼)		執	番鹼
simp. (执番碱)		执	番碱
alternative forms		執番梘／执番枧
Literally: “to pick up soap”.

Etymology

Compare English drop the soap.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ faan¹ gaan²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zap¹ faan¹ gaan²
  - Yale: jāp fāan gáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ faan¹ gaan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ fan¹ gan²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/

Verb

執⫽番鹼 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, slang) to drop the soap

Synonyms

撿肥皂／捡肥皂 (jiǎn féizào)

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