關卡

See also: 关卡

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card
trad. (關卡)		關	卡
simp. (关卡)		关	卡
anagram		卡關／卡关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānqiǎ, guānkǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄚˇ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ kaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koan-khah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānqiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanciǎ
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-chʻia³
    • Yale: gwān-chyǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanchea
    • Palladius: гуаньця (guanʹcja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānkǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄎㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guankǎ
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-kʻa³
    • Yale: gwān-kǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guankaa
    • Palladius: гуанька (guanʹka)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaan¹ kaa¹
    • Yale: gwāan kā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ kaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guan¹ ka¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-khah
    • Tâi-lô: kuan-khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koanqaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ kʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaʔ³²/

Noun

關卡

1. checkpoint (for taxation, security, etc.)
2. (figurative) obstacle; barrier; hurdle
3. (video games) level

Synonyms

• (obstacle):

• 壁壘／壁垒 (bìlěi) (figurative)
• 壁障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
• 妨礙／妨碍 (fáng'ài)
• 攔路虎／拦路虎 (lánlùhǔ) (figurative)
• 故障 (gùzhàng) (figurative)
• 絆腳石／绊脚石 (bànjiǎoshí) (figurative)
• 蔽障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
• 釘子／钉子 (dīngzi) (figurative)
• 障礙／障碍 (zhàng'ài)
• 障礙物／障碍物 (zhàng'àiwù) (literal, figurative)

 

Related terms

• 關隘／关隘 (guān'ài)