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
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