備胎

See also: 备胎

Chinese

		to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	tyre
trad. (備胎)		備	胎
simp. (备胎)		备	胎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèitāi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄞ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèitāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèitai
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-tʻai¹
  - Yale: bèi-tāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytai
  - Palladius: бэйтай (bɛjtaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    備胎 / 备胎
    被胎

Noun

備胎

(literally) spare tyre
(figurative) possible replacement for one's current partner; back-up; fall-back; plan B partner
備胎轉正／备胎转正 ― bèitāi zhuǎnzhèng ― a back-up partner becomes the official partner

Synonyms

(spare tyre): (Cantonese) 士啤呔 (si⁶ be¹ taai¹), 備呔 / 备呔

See also

正胎 (zhèngtāi)