勒緊褲帶
Chinese
| strangle; rein in | tight; nervous; strict | trouser belt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勒緊褲帶) | 勒 | 緊 | 褲帶 | |
| simp. (勒紧裤带) | 勒 | 紧 | 裤带 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lēijǐn kùdài
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: leijǐn kùdài
- Wade–Giles: lei1-chin3 kʻu4-tai4
- Yale: lēi-jǐn kù-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lheijiin kuhday
- Palladius: лэйцзинь кудай (lɛjczinʹ kudaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /leɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lak6 gan2 fu3 daai3-2 / laak6 gan2 fu3 daai3-2
- Yale: lahk gán fu dáai / laahk gán fu dáai
- Cantonese Pinyin: lak9 gan2 fu3 daai3-2 / laak9 gan2 fu3 daai3-2
- Guangdong Romanization: leg6 gen2 fu3 dai3-2 / lag6 gen2 fu3 dai3-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐk̚² kɐn³⁵ fuː³³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/, /laːk̚² kɐn³⁵ fuː³³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
勒緊褲帶
- (idiomatic) to tighten one's belt; to tighten the purse strings; to be more frugal