撿肥皂

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	soap
trad. (撿肥皂)		撿	肥皂
simp. (捡肥皂)		捡	肥皂
Literally: “to pick up soap”.

Etymology

Compare English drop the soap.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎn féizào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
  - Wade–Giles: chien³ fei²-tsao⁴
  - Yale: jyǎn féi-dzàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean feirtzaw
  - Palladius: цзянь фэйцзао (czjanʹ fɛjczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

撿⫽肥皂 (verb-object)

(slang) to drop the soap

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 執番鹼／执番碱

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.