拋錨

See also: 抛锚

Chinese

		to throw; to toss; to fling to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	anchor
trad. (拋錨)		拋	錨
simp. (抛锚)		抛	锚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pāomáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau¹ naau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phau-bâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pāomáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: paomáo
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao¹-mao²
    • Yale: pāu-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paumau
    • Palladius: паомао (paomao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau¹ naau⁴
    • Yale: pāau nàauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau¹ naau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao¹ nao⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯⁵⁵ naːu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phau-bâu
    • Tâi-lô: phau-bâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phau'baau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau³³ bau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰau⁴⁴⁻²² bau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau⁴⁴⁻²² bau¹³/

Verb

拋錨

1. (of a ship or boat) to drop the anchor; to anchor
2. (of a vehicle) to become stationary due to failing to function; to stall

Synonyms

• (to drop the anchor): (Hokkien) 拋碇／抛碇
• (to stall): 死火 (sǐhuǒ)