破爛

See also: 破烂

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	rotten; decayed; well-cooked rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely
trad. (破爛)		破	爛
simp. (破烂)		破	烂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòlàn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ laan⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phòa-nōa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòlàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòlàn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-lan⁴
  - Yale: pwò-làn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohlann
  - Palladius: полань (polanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòlànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòlànr
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-lan⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: pwò-lànr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohlall
  - Palladius: поланьр (polanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑɻ⁵¹/

Note: Erhua - usually the noun sense.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ laan⁶
  - Yale: po laahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ laan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ lan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ laːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòa-nōa
  - Tâi-lô: phuà-nuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoarnoa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ nuã²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nuã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ nuã²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ nuã³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ nuã³³/

Adjective

破爛

dilapidated; battered; (of clothing) tattered; ragged

Synonyms

欠 (qiàn)
殘敗／残败 (cánbài)
殘破／残破 (cánpò)
殘缺／残缺 (cánquē)
殘舊／残旧 (cánjiù)
破 (pò)
破敗／破败 (pòbài)
破缺 (Hokkien)
破舊／破旧 (pòjiù)
破落 (pòluò)
破鬖／破𩭹 (Min Nan)
缺 (quē)
落柵／落栅 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Derived terms

破爛不堪／破烂不堪 (pòlànbùkān)
破爛流丟／破烂流丢

Noun

破爛

useless junk; rubbish; waste
收破爛／收破烂 ― shōu pòlàn ― to pick up waste (as a waste picker)

撿破爛／捡破烂 ― jiǎn pòlàn ― to pick up waste (as a waste picker)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 垃圾 (“rubbish; garbage”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		垃圾, 廢物, 廢品, 破爛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	垃圾, 髒土
	Taiwan	垃圾
	Harbin	髒土, 擱扔
	Malaysia	垃圾
	Singapore	垃圾
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	髒器, 垃圾
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	惡圾, 髒發
	Xining	惡索
	Qimen (Anling Junhua)	落索
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	惡瑣
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	ңәсуй
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	落索, 惡索 Hui
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	垃圾
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	渣滓, 渣渣
	Wuhan	渣滓, 垃圾
	Guiyang	渣渣
	Guilin	垃圾
	Pingle	垃圾, 糞草
	Liuzhou	垃圾
	Tianlin (Langping)	垃圾
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	糞草, 垃圾
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	糞草
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	垃圾
	Yangzhou	灰, 垃圾
	Hefei	髒, 糞草
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	糞草
Cantonese	Guangzhou	垃圾
	Hong Kong	垃圾
	Macau	垃圾
	Taishan	垃圾
	Dongguan	垃圾
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	垃圾
	Yangjiang	垃圾
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	垃圾
	Hepu (Shatian)	垃圾
	Baise	垃圾
	Beihai	垃圾
	Beihai (Nankang)	垃圾
	Beihai (Yingpan)	垃圾
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	垃圾
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	垃圾
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	垃圾
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	垃圾
	Singapore (Guangfu)	垃圾
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	垃圾
	Móng Cái	垃圾
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	垃圾
Gan	Nanchang	罯屑
Gan	Pengze	邋遢
Hakka	Meixian	垃圾
	Xingning	刷
	Huidong (Daling)	垃圾
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	垃圾
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	垃圾
	Wuping	垃圾
	Wuping (Pingyu)	垃圾, 地腳
	Liancheng	垃圾
	Ninghua	垃圾
	Ruijin	垃圾
	Shicheng	垃圾
	Shangyou (Shexi)	齷齪子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	垃圾
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	地圾
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	垃圾
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	地圾
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	垃圾
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	垃圾
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	垃圾
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	垃圾
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	垃圾
	Bobai (Shahe)	垃圾
	Bobai (Longtan)	垃圾
	Bobai (Lingping)	垃圾
	Kuching (Hepo)	垃圾
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	垃圾
Huizhou	Jixi	垃圾
Huizhou	Qimen (Anling Minhua)	垃圾
Jin	Taiyuan	惡圾, 灰渣
Northern Min	Jian'ou	垃圾
Northern Min	Pucheng (Shibei)	垃圾
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	糞掃
Eastern Min	Fuqing	糞掃
Southern Min	Xiamen	糞掃, 霎洗
	Quanzhou	糞掃, 霎洗, 垃圾
	Zhangzhou	糞掃, 垃圾
	Zhao'an	垃圾
	Dongshan	糞掃
	Taipei	垃圾仔, 垃儳仔, 糞掃
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	糞掃
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	糞掃
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	糞掃
	Kaohsiung	糞掃, 垃圾仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	糞掃
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	糞掃
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	糞掃
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	垃圾仔
	Yilan	垃圾仔, 糞掃
	Yilan (Toucheng)	糞掃
	Changhua (Lukang)	垃圾仔, 糞掃
	Taichung	糞掃
	Tainan	垃圾仔, 糞掃
	Tainan (Anping)	糞掃
	Hsinchu	糞掃
	Kinmen	糞掃, 垃圾
	Penghu (Magong)	糞掃
	Penghu (Xiyu)	糞掃
	Penang (Hokkien)	垃圾, 儳飽
	Singapore (Hokkien)	垃圾, 糞掃
	Manila (Hokkien)	糞掃, 垃圾
	Chaozhou	杜糞, 垃圾
	Shantou	垃圾
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	垃圾
	Jieyang	杜糞, 垃圾
	Bangkok (Teochew)	垃圾
Puxian Min	Xianyou	垃圾, 糞事
Puxian Min	Fuding (Aoyao)	圾屑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	垃圾
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	垃圾
Wu	Shanghai	垃圾
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	𤎤𡮦
	Shanghai (Chongming)	垃圾
	Suzhou	垃圾
	Danyang	垃圾
	Hangzhou	垃圾
	Ningbo	垃圾, 臘塞
	Wenzhou	糞掃, 垃圾
Xiang	Changsha	屑子
	Xiangxiang	屑子
	Shuangfeng	屑子

Derived terms