A字膊

Chinese

			letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	shoulder; upper arm
trad. (A字膊)		A	字	膊
simp. #(A字膊)		A	字	膊
Literally: “A-shaped shoulders”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ zi⁶ bok³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ei¹ zi⁶ bok³
    • Yale: ēi jih bok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ dzi⁶ bok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: éi¹ ji⁶ bog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/

Noun

A字膊

1. (Cantonese, literally) sloped shoulders
2. (Cantonese, figuratively) sloppy shoulders (the act of not willing to take responsibility)

See also

• 卸膊 (se³ bok³)