撇步
Chinese
edit(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away | a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process | ||
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simp. and trad. (撇步) |
撇 | 步 |
Etymology
editOriginally Hokkien.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: piěbù
- Wade–Giles: pʻieh3-pu4
- Yale: pyě-bù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pieebuh
- Palladius: пебу (pebu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit撇步
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese Mandarin) tip; secret; shortcut; good method
References
edit- “Entry #13640”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.