办法

Mandarin

simpl.		办法
trad.		辦法

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ pan˥˩fa˨˩˦ ]

Noun

办法 (simplified, Pinyin bànfǎ, traditional 辦法)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) way; means

   她开始在想另一个办法保护她女儿的安全。

   She had begun thinking of another way to ensure her daughter's safety.

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "办法" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-29.

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Min Nan

simpl.		办法
trad.		辦法

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pan˨˩huat˩˩ ]

Noun

办法 (simplified, POJ pān-hoat, traditional 辦法)

1. way; means

Usage notes

In Min Nan, this term tends to be used more often in a positive sense. Whereas in Mandarin, one says 没办法 (there is no way), in Min Nan, one would usually say 无法度 (bô-hoat-tō͘), which sounds more natural.

References

• "辦法" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文／华文线顶辞典). URL accessed on 2011-01-30.