泡湯

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	soup; hot water
trad. (泡湯)		泡	湯
simp. (泡汤)		泡	汤

Etymology

"to fall through"

Originated from slang among salt merchants. When salt is in contact with water, it dissolves and this would be a great loss.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàotāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ tong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàotāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàotang
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-tʻang¹
    • Yale: pàu-tāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawtang
    • Palladius: паотан (paotan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau³ tong¹
    • Yale: paau tōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ tong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao³ tong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³³ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

泡⫽湯 (verb-object)

1. (literally) to bathe in hot water, especially a hot spring
2. (colloquial) to fall through