破冰

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	ice
simp. and trad. (破冰)		破	冰

Etymology

The figurative sense is probably influenced by English break the ice.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòbīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ bing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòbīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòbing
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-ping¹
    • Yale: pwò-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohbing
    • Palladius: побин (pobin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ bing¹
    • Yale: po bīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ bing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ bing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

破冰

1. to break ice; to crush ice
2. (figurative) to break the ice

Derived terms

• 破冰船 (pòbīngchuán)