障壁

Chinese

		to block; to hinder; to obstruct	wall; rampart
simp. and trad. (障壁)		障	壁
anagram		壁障

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàngbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàngbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàngbì
    • Wade–Giles: chang⁴-pi⁴
    • Yale: jàng-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janqbih
    • Palladius: чжанби (čžanbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

Noun

障壁

1. (literally, figuratively) wall; screen; barrier

Japanese

Kanji in this term
障	壁
しょう Grade: 6	へき Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕʲo̞ːhe̞ki]

Noun

障(しょう)壁(へき) • (shōheki) ^{←しゃうへき (syaufeki)?}

1. a barrier, an obstruction

   言語(げんご)の障壁(しょうへき)

   gengo no shōheki

   a language barrier

Synonyms

• 墻壁(しょうへき) (shōheki)
• 結界(けっかい) (kekkai)

Derived terms

• 障壁画(しょうへきが) (shōhekiga): paintings on sliding doors and screens

See also

• Barrier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia