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
- (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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
執⫽番鹼 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, slang) to drop the soap