絆腳石

Chinese

Etymology 1

			rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (絆腳石)		絆腳	石
simp. (绊脚石)		绊脚	石

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànjiǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun⁶ goek³ sek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pan-kiok-sa̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bànjiǎoshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bànjiǎoshíh
  - Wade–Giles: pan⁴-chiao³-shih²
  - Yale: bàn-jyǎu-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannjeaushyr
  - Palladius: баньцзяоши (banʹczjaoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun⁶ goek³ sek⁶
  - Yale: buhn geuk sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun⁶ goek⁸ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun⁶ gêg³ ség⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn²² kœːk̚³ sɛːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pan-kiok-sa̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: ban giog^ˋ sag
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ban⁴ giog⁵ sag⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /pan⁵⁵ ki̯ok̚² sak̚⁵/

Noun

絆腳石

(figuratively) stumbling block; obstacle

Synonyms

壁壘 / 壁垒 (bìlěi) (figurative)
壁障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
妨礙 / 妨碍 (fáng'ài)
攔路虎 / 拦路虎 (lánlùhǔ) (figurative)
故障 (gùzhàng) (figurative)
蔽障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
釘子 / 钉子 (dīngzi) (figurative)
關卡 / 关卡 (guānqiǎ) (figurative)
障礙 / 障碍 (zhàng'ài)
障礙物 / 障碍物 (zhàng'àiwù) (literal, figurative)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 絆腳石 – see 絆跤石 (“stumbling block; obstacle”). (This term is a variant form of 絆跤石).