他筆

Chinese

		he; him; other	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (他筆)		他	筆
simp. (他笔)		他	笔

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taa¹ bat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taa¹ bat¹
    • Yale: tā bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taa¹ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ta¹ bed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

Noun

他筆

1. (Cantonese, slang) voltage detector; electricity tester