套牢

Chinese

		to cover; covering; case to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath	firm; fast
simp. and trad. (套牢)		套	牢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàoláo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ lou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thò-lô
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵thau-lau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàoláo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàoláo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao⁴-lao²
    • Yale: tàu-láu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tawlau
    • Palladius: таолао (taolao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou³ lou⁴
    • Yale: tou lòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ lou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou³ lou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ lou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thò-lô
    • Tâi-lô: thò-lô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toirlooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lo²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰo²¹⁻⁵³ lo¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ lo²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵thau-lau
    • MiniDict: thau^去 lau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²thau-lau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰɔ³³ lɔ⁴⁴/

Verb

套牢

1. (finance) to have capital held up or hung up; to be trapped in a stock market
2. (Shanghainese) to be stuck in a loveless marriage

   • 我勿當心買了個垃圾股，結婚以後原形畢露，現在苦了，套牢了！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     我勿当心买了个垃圾股，结婚以后原形毕露，现在苦了，套牢了！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

     ⁶ngu ⁸veq-taon-shin ⁶ma-leq-geq ⁶la-shi-ku ⁷ciq-huen ¹i-gheu ⁶gnioe-yin ⁷piq-lu ⁶yi-ze ⁵khu-leq ⁵thau-lau-leq [Wugniu]

     I accidentally got a terrible spouse, after marriage, her true colours came to light, now it's genuinely difficult, I'm stuck!

3. (Shanghainese, by extension) to be stuck in any situation

   • 我現在是撥我個小孫子套牢，天天上學要我接送。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     我现在是拨我个小孙子套牢，天天上学要我接送。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

     ⁶ngu ⁶yi-ze ⁶zy ⁷peq ⁶ngu ⁸geq ⁵shiau-sen-tsy ⁵thau-lau ¹thi-thi ⁶zaon-ghoq ⁵iau ⁶ngu ⁷ciq-son [Wugniu]

     I've gotten into a predicament with my grandson, now I need to pick him up and send him to from school every day.

4. (Shanghainese) to be head over heels in love with someone

   • 我自家撥自家個感情套牢，再也撥勿出來了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     我自家拨自家个感情套牢，再也拨勿出来了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

     ⁶ngu ⁶zy-ka ⁷peq ⁶zy-ga ⁸geq ⁵koe-zhin ⁵thau-lau ¹tse ⁶gha ⁷peq-veq-tsheq-le ⁸leq [Wugniu]

     I am seriously in love, I won't be getting out of this.

5. (Shanghainese) to shut up

   • 好了，阿拉儕聽厭了，好套牢了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     好了，阿拉侪听厌了，好套牢了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

     ⁵hau-leq ⁷aq-la ⁶ze ¹thin-i-leq ⁵hau ⁵thau-lau-leq [Wugniu]

     Dude, we're all done with hearing your rambling, you better shut up.