三扒兩撥

Chinese

		three	climb; crawl; snatch climb; crawl; snatch; pull (out); to strip; hold on to; cling to; dig up; rake; push aside	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; group; batch; to poke; to stir
trad. (三扒兩撥)		三	扒	兩	撥
simp. (三扒两拨)		三	扒	两	拨
alternative forms		三爬兩撥／三爬两拨
Literally: “in three scoops and two sweeps”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ paa⁴ loeng⁵ but⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ paa⁴ loeng⁵ but⁶
    • Yale: sāam pàh léuhng buht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ paa⁴ loeng⁵ but⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ pa⁴ lêng⁵ bud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ pʰaː²¹ lœːŋ¹³ puːt̚²/

Adverb

三扒兩撥

1. (Cantonese) very quickly