左拐

Chinese

		left	kidnap; to turn
trad. (左拐)		左	拐
simp. #(左拐)		左	拐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒguǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒguǎi [Phonetic: zuóguǎi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒguǎi
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-kuai³
    • Yale: dzwǒ-gwǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoogoai
    • Palladius: цзогуай (czoguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

左拐

1. to turn left

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 左轉 (“to turn left”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		左轉
Mandarin	Taiwan	左轉
	Singapore	轉左
Cantonese	Hong Kong	轉左
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	轉左
	Singapore (Guangfu)	轉左
Hakka	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	斡左片
Southern Min	Tainan	倒斡, 斡倒手爿
	Penang (Hokkien)	彎倒手
	Singapore (Hokkien)	斡倒手

Antonyms

• 右拐 (yòuguǎi)