象拔

Chinese

		shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)	pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote
trad. (象拔)		象	拔
simp. #(象拔)		象	拔

Etymology

拔 (bat6) is probably from a checked tone reading of 鼻 (“nose”) (cf. Mai and Tan, 2016).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ bat⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ bat⁶
    • Yale: jeuhng baht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ bat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ bed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² pɐt̚²/

Noun

象拔

1. (Cantonese) elephant trunk

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 象鼻 (“elephant's trunk”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		象鼻
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	象鼻
	Singapore	象鼻
Cantonese	Guangzhou	象拔
	Hong Kong	象鼻
Hakka	Meixian	象鼻
Southern Min	Shantou	象鼻

Derived terms

• 象拔蚌 (xiàngbábàng)