拍胸脯
Chinese
to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture) |
chest; breast | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拍胸脯) | 拍 | 胸脯 | |
| simp. #(拍胸脯) | 拍 | 胸脯 | |
| Literally: “to beat [one's] chest”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pāixiōngpú
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄞ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄆㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: paisyongpú
- Wade–Giles: pʻai1-hsiung1-pʻu2
- Yale: pāi-syūng-pú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paishiongpwu
- Palladius: пайсюнпу (pajsjunpu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paak3 hung1 pou2
- Yale: paak hūng póu
- Cantonese Pinyin: paak8 hung1 pou2
- Guangdong Romanization: pag3 hung1 pou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːk̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
拍⫽胸脯 (verb-object)
- to take responsibility and guarantee
Synonyms
- (Puxian Min) 搭胸