挫賽

Chinese

		be obstructed; fail; oppress be obstructed; fail; oppress; repress; lower the tone; bend back; dampen	to compete; competition; match
trad. (挫賽)		挫	賽
simp. (挫赛)		挫	赛

Etymology

From Hokkien 疶屎 (chhoah-sái, “to have diarrhea”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuòsài

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuòsài
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuòsài
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻo⁴-sai⁴
    • Yale: tswò-sài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuohsay
    • Palladius: цосай (cosaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

Verb

挫賽

1. (Taiwan, slang) to be done for; to be finished or destroyed (for someone)

Synonyms

• 完蛋 (wándàn)
• (Cantonese) 玩完 (waan4-2 jyun4)
• (Northeastern Mandarin) 完犢子／完犊子 (wándúzi)