出牌

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (出牌)		出	牌
simp. #(出牌)		出	牌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ paai^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chupái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-pʻai²
    • Yale: chū-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chupair
    • Palladius: чупай (čupaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceot¹ paai^4-2
    • Yale: chēut páai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ paai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ pai^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

出牌

1. (games) to play a card
2. (figurative) to make a move; to take action

   不按常理出牌  ―  bù àn chánglǐ chūpái  ―  to act in an unconventional way

Derived terms

• 不按牌理出牌 (bù àn páilǐ chūpái)