鐵桿
Chinese
| iron | stick; pole | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鐵桿) | 鐵 | 桿 | |
| simp. (铁杆) | 铁 | 杆 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiěgǎn [Phonetic: tiégǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiěgǎn
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3-kan3
- Yale: tyě-gǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieegaan
- Palladius: тегань (teganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiěgǎnr [Phonetic: tiégǎnr]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄢˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiěgǎnr
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3-kan3-ʼrh
- Yale: tyě-gǎnr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieegaal
- Palladius: теганьр (teganʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tit3 gon1
- Yale: tit gōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tit8 gon1
- Guangdong Romanization: tid3 gon1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːt̚³ kɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
鐵桿
- iron club
- (figurative) persistent or headstrong person
Adjective
鐵桿
- (attributive, of a fan) loyal and reliable; diehard
- (attributive, of a traitor) out-and-out; diehard