曲牌

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (曲牌)		曲	牌
simp. #(曲牌)		曲	牌

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ paai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiok-pâi / khek-pâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔpái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-pʻai²
    • Yale: chyǔ-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheupair
    • Palladius: цюйпай (cjujpaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kuk¹ paai⁴
    • Yale: kūk pàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ paai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ pai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-pâi
    • Tâi-lô: khiok-pâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiokpaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pai¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-pâi
    • Tâi-lô: khik-pâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qekpaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²⁴/

Noun

曲牌

1. the generic term for a stock tune or melody used in traditional Chinese instrumental or vocal music, often as the basis for variation

Synonyms

• 牌子 (páizi)