刀筆
Chinese
| knife | pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (刀筆) | 刀 | 筆 | |
| simp. (刀笔) | 刀 | 笔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dāobǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄅㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: daobǐ
- Wade–Giles: tao1-pi3
- Yale: dāu-bǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daubii
- Palladius: даоби (daobi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou1 bat1
- Yale: dōu bāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou1 bat7
- Guangdong Romanization: dou1 bed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
刀筆
- (historical) writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
- (historical) short for 刀筆吏／刀笔吏
Derived terms
- 刀筆吏 / 刀笔吏