煲呔

Chinese

		phonetic	tie; necktie
trad. (煲呔)		煲	呔
simp. #(煲呔)		煲	呔
alternative forms		煲𧘹

Etymology

Borrowed from English bowtie.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou¹ taai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou¹ taai¹
    • Yale: bōu tāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou¹ taai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou¹ tai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

煲呔

1. (Cantonese) bowtie

   • 是的，煲呔不一定要親手打的，在香港，多數人都會用現成煲呔，一扣就掂，一勞永逸。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     是的，煲呔不一定要亲手打的，在香港，多数人都会用现成煲呔，一扣就掂，一劳永逸。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016 February 27, 劉東佩, 【紳士裝修】自己煲呔自己打　不完美的美

     si⁶ dik¹, bou¹ taai¹ bat¹ jat¹ ding⁶ jiu³ can¹ sau² daa² dik¹, zoi⁶ hoeng¹ gong², do¹ sou³ jan⁴ dou¹ wui⁵ jung⁶ jin⁶ sing^4-2 bou¹ taai¹, jat¹ kau³ zau⁶ dim⁶, jat¹ lou⁴ wing⁵ jat⁶. [Jyutping]

     Yes, you don't have to tie a bowtie yourself. In Hong Kong, most people would use pre-tied bowties; just buckle it and you're set once and for all.

Synonyms

• 領結／领结 (lǐngjié)