撿肥皂

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	soap
trad. (撿肥皂)		撿	肥皂
simp. (捡肥皂)		捡	肥皂
Literally: “to pick up soap”.

Etymology

Compare English drop the soap.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎn féizào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
    • Wade–Giles: chien³ fei²-tsao⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn féi-dzàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean feirtzaw
    • Palladius: цзянь фэйцзао (czjanʹ fɛjczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

撿⫽肥皂 (verb-object)

1. (slang) to drop the soap

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 執番鹼／执番碱