夾棍

Chinese

		hold between; clip; lined hold between; clip; lined; narrow lane; folder; to press from both sides; to place in between	stick
trad. (夾棍)		夾	棍
simp. (夹棍)		夹	棍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāgùn, jiágùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄣˋ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap⁶ gwan³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiap-kùn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāgùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiagùn
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-kun⁴
    • Yale: jyā-gwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaguenn
    • Palladius: цзягунь (czjagunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiágùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiágùn
    • Wade–Giles: chia²-kun⁴
    • Yale: jyá-gwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyaguenn
    • Palladius: цзягунь (czjagunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap⁶ gwan³
    • Yale: gaahp gwan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁹ gwan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab⁶ guen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚² kʷɐn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-kùn
    • Tâi-lô: kiap-kùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiapkuxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ kun²¹/

Noun

夾棍

1. (dated) torture instrument made of two wooden rods (used to press a prisoner's legs)

Derived terms

• 食夾棍／食夹棍