Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

byaij +‎ doulaeng, calque of Chinese 走後門走后门 (zǒu hòumén).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pʲaːi˥ tou˨˦ laŋ˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: byai3dou1laeng1
  • Hyphenation: byaij‧dou‧laeng

Noun edit

byaijdoulaeng (1957–1982 spelling byaiзdouləŋ)

  1. pulling strings

References edit

  1. ^ 李旭练 (2009) “谈壮语文新词术语的规范及其翻译”, in 民族翻译[1]