幫忙

See also: 帮忙

ChineseEdit

	to assist; to support; to help to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party	busy
trad. (幫忙)	幫	忙
simp. (帮忙)	帮	忙
alternative forms	邦忙 second round simplified

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāngmáng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤㄇㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bong¹ mong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pông-mòng
Min Nan (POJ): pang-bâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāngmáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤㄇㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bangmang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bangmáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāngmángr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤㄇㄤˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bangmangl
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bangmángr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bong¹ mong⁴
  - Yale: bōng mòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bong¹ mong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bong¹ mong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pông-mòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: bong´ mongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bong¹ mong²
  - Sinological IPA: /poŋ²⁴ moŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pang-bâng
  - Tâi-lô: pang-bâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pangbaang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /paŋ³³ baŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ²³/

VerbEdit

幫忙

to help; to give a hand; to do a favor
你幫了我們很多忙喔。 [MSC, trad.]
你帮了我们很多忙喔。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ bāng le wǒmen hěnduō máng ō. [Pinyin]
You've helped us so much.

你今天有空幫個忙嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你今天有空帮个忙吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ jīntiān yǒukòng bāng ge máng ma? [Pinyin]
Would you have time today to help me with something?

你能不能幫我一個忙？ [MSC, trad.]
你能不能帮我一个忙？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ néng bù néng bāng wǒ yī ge máng? [Pinyin]
Can you do me a favor?

SynonymsEdit

Dialectal synonyms of 幫忙 (“to help; to lend a hand”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		幫忙
Mandarin	Beijing	幫忙兒
	Taiwan	幫忙
	Luoyang	幫忙
	Wanrong	幫忙
	Xi'an	幫忙
	Liuzhou	幫手
	Malaysia	幫忙
	Singapore	幫忙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幫手
	Hong Kong	幫手
	Macau	幫手
	Taishan	幫手
	Yangjiang	幫手
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	幫手
	Singapore (Guangfu)	幫手
Gan	Nanchang	幫忙
Gan	Lichuan	幫忙
Hakka	Meixian	𢯭手, 幫忙, 幫手, 扛幫
	Xingning	𢯭手
	Huidong (Daling)	𢯭手
	Qujiang	𢯭手
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	𢯭手
	Changting	𢯭手
	Wuping	幹𢯭
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𢯭手
	Liancheng	𢯭手
	Ruijin	𢯭手
	Shicheng	幫手
	Shangyou	幫手
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	𢯭手
	Dongshi (Dabu)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	𢯭手
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	鬥相共, 𢯭手
Huizhou	Jixi	幫忙
Jin	Taiyuan	打幫, 相幫
Min Bei	Jian'ou	幫襯
Min Dong	Fuzhou	對手
Min Dong	Matsu	對手
Min Nan	Xiamen	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Quanzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 鬥跤搭
	Zhangzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Zhao'an	幫忙
	Taipei	鬥相共
	Kaohsiung	鬥跤手
	Tainan	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taichung	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Wuqi	幫助
	Hsinchu	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taitung	鬥跤手
	Lukang	鬥相共
	Sanxia	鬥相共
	Yilan	鬥相共
	Kinmen	鬥相共
	Magong	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相贊
	Penang (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相共
	Manila (Hokkien)	鬥相共, 幫贈, 幫助
	Chaozhou	相輔
	Shantou	相輔, 幫忙
	Chenghai	相輔
	Jieyang	相輔
	Singapore (Teochew)	相輔
	Leizhou	幫跤接手
	Haikou	幫跤手
	Singapore (Hainanese)	幫跤手, 幫忙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	幫手
Wu	Shanghai	幫忙, 相幫, 幫襯 dated
Xiang	Loudi	幫忙

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Synonyms of 幫忙

𢯭手 (Hakka)
佐理 (zuǒlǐ) (literary, with a task)
使勁／使劲 (shǐjìn)
助力 (zhùlì)
助理 (zhùlǐ)
助益 (zhùyì) (literary)
匡助 (kuāngzhù) (literary)
協助／协助 (xiézhù)
增援 (zēngyuán) (to provide reinforcements)
幫／帮 (bāng)
幫助／帮助 (bāngzhù)
幫同／帮同 (bāngtóng) (literary)
幫寸／帮寸 (bāngcùn)
幫手 (Cantonese)
幫扶／帮扶 (bāngfú)
幫襯／帮衬 (bāngchèn)
幫贈／帮赠 (Min Nan)
扶助 (fúzhù)
扶持 (fúchí)
拉巴 (lāba) (dialectal)

援助 (yuánzhù)
支持 (zhīchí)
支援 (zhīyuán)
救 (jiù)
相幫／相帮 (xiāngbāng) (dialectal)
聲援／声援 (shēngyuán) (to express support for)
臂助 (bìzhù) (literary)
補益／补益 (bǔyì)
補臺／补台 (bǔtái) (mainland China)
贈力／赠力 (Min Nan)
贈助／赠助 (Min Nan)
贈手／赠手 (Min Nan)
贊喙／赞喙 (Min Nan, to express support for)
贊聲／赞声 (Min Nan, to express support for)
輔助／辅助 (fǔzhù)
陪 (péi) (literary, or in compounds)
鬥相共／斗相共 (Min Nan)
鬥跤手／斗跤手 (Min Nan)
鬥跤搭／斗跤搭 (Min Nan)

Derived termsEdit

幫倒忙／帮倒忙 (bāng dào máng)