倒爺
Appearance
See also: 倒爷
Chinese
[edit]upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
grandpa; etc.; old gentleman | ||
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trad. (倒爺) | 倒 | 爺 | |
simp. (倒爷) | 倒 | 爷 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoyé
- Wade–Giles: tao3-yeh2
- Yale: dǎu-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daoye
- Palladius: даое (daoje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (倒兒爺 / 倒儿爷)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇㄦ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoryé
- Wade–Giles: tao3-ʼrh-yeh2
- Yale: dǎur-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daolye
- Palladius: даоре (daore)
- Sinological IPA (key): /taʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou2 je4
- Yale: dóu yèh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou2 je4
- Guangdong Romanization: dou2 yé4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯³⁵ jɛː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]倒爺
- (colloquial, chiefly Mainland China) profiteer; speculator, especially one operating in transition economies