臏足

Chinese

		kneecap; patella	foot; to be sufficient
trad. (臏足)		臏	足
simp. (膑足)		膑	足

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìnzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìnzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìnzú
    • Wade–Giles: pin⁴-tsu²
    • Yale: bìn-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binntzwu
    • Palladius: биньцзу (binʹczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

Verb

臏足

1. (literary, historical) to punish a criminal by cutting off the foot and removing the kneecap

Synonyms

• 臏腳／膑脚 (bìnjiǎo)