打小人
Chinese
beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
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| simp. and trad. (打小人) |
打 | 小人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dǎ xiǎorén [Phonetic: dáxiǎorén]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǎ siǎorén
- Wade–Giles: ta3 hsiao3-jên2
- Yale: dǎ syǎu-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daa sheauren
- Palladius: да сяожэнь (da sjaožɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daa2 siu2 jan4-2
- Yale: dá síu yán
- Cantonese Pinyin: daa2 siu2 jan4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: da2 xiu2 yen4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taː³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
打⫽小人 (verb-object)
- to perform villain hitting (a type of folk sorcery popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 打小人 (“to perform villain hitting”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 打小人 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打小人 |
| Singapore | 打小人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 打小人 |
| Hong Kong | 打小人 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 打小人 | |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍小人 |