蓋世太保
Chinese
| to be unparalleled; to be unmatched | chief court advisor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蓋世太保) | 蓋世 | 太保 | |
| simp. (盖世太保) | 盖世 | 太保 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of German Gestapo.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Gàishìtàibǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): koi3 sai3 taai3 bou2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5ke-sy-tha-pau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Gàishìtàibǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gàishìhtàibǎo
- Wade–Giles: Kai4-shih4-tʻai4-pao3
- Yale: Gài-shr̀-tài-bǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gayshyhtaybao
- Palladius: Гайшитайбао (Gajšitajbao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: koi3 sai3 taai3 bou2
- Yale: koi sai taai bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: koi3 sai3 taai3 bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: koi3 sei3 tai3 bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tʰaːi̯³³ pou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
蓋世太保
- Gestapo (Nazi secret police)