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三頭六臂
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Idiom
Chinese
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three
head; (
noun suffix
)
six
arm
trad.
(
三頭六臂
)
三
頭
六
臂
simp.
(
三头六臂
)
三
头
六
臂
Literally:
“three heads and six arms”.
Etymology
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Originally describing the appearance of the mythological figure
Nezha
.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
sāntóuliùbì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
saam
1
tau
4
luk
6
bei
3
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
sam-thiô-lio̍k-pì
/
sam-thâu-lio̍k-pì
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
sāntóuliùbì
Zhuyin
:
ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
santóuliòubì
Wade–Giles
:
san
1
-tʻou
2
-liu
4
-pi
4
Yale
:
sān-tóu-lyòu-bì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
santourliowbih
Palladius
:
саньтоулюби
(sanʹtouljubi)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sän⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
saam
1
tau
4
luk
6
bei
3
Yale
:
s
ā
am tàuh luhk bei
Cantonese Pinyin
:
saam
1
tau
4
luk
9
bei
3
Guangdong Romanization
:
sam
1
teo
4
lug
6
béi
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/saːm
⁵⁵
tʰɐu̯
²¹
lʊk̚² pei̯³³/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sam-thiô-lio̍k-pì
Tâi-lô
:
sam-thiô-lio̍k-pì
Phofsit Daibuun
:
samtioiliogpix
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɤ²³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pi²¹/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰio²⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pi¹¹/
(
Hokkien
:
variant in
Taiwan
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sam-thâu-lio̍k-pì
Tâi-lô
:
sam-thâu-lio̍k-pì
Phofsit Daibuun
:
samtauliogpix
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pi¹¹/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pi²¹/
Idiom
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三頭六臂
(
figurative
)
(having)
superhuman
powers