驚堂木

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	(main) hall; large room	tree; wood
trad. (驚堂木)		驚	堂	木
simp. (惊堂木)		惊	堂	木

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngtángmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ tong⁴ muk⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): gĭng-dòng-mŭk

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngtángmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingtángmù
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-tʻang²-mu⁴
    • Yale: jīng-táng-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtarngmuh
    • Palladius: цзинтанму (czintanmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ tong⁴ muk⁶
    • Yale: gīng tòhng muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ tong⁴ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ tong⁴ mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭng-dòng-mŭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t-)nouŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muʔ⁵/

Noun

驚堂木

1. (dated) wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 驚堂木 (“wooden block used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		驚堂木
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	驚堂木
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	驚堂木
Southern Min	Xiamen	封子
Wu	Shanghai	驚堂木
	Danyang	驚堂木
Xiang	Changsha	戒方
	Loudi	戒尺