備胎
Appearance
See also: 备胎
Chinese
[edit]to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip | tyre | ||
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trad. (備胎) | 備 | 胎 | |
simp. (备胎) | 备 | 胎 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bèitai
- Wade–Giles: pei4-tʻai1
- Yale: bèi-tāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytai
- Palladius: бэйтай (bɛjtaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 備胎 / 备胎
被胎
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
[edit]備胎
- (literally) spare tyre
- (figurative) possible replacement for one's current partner; back-up; fall-back; plan B partner
- 備胎轉正/备胎转正 ― bèitāi zhuǎnzhèng ― a back-up partner becomes the official partner
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 正胎 (zhèngtāi)