十二碼

Chinese

		twelve; 12	a weight; number; yard a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
trad. (十二碼)		十二	碼
simp. (十二码)		十二	码
alternative forms		12碼／12码
Literally: “twelve yards”.

Etymology

From the fact that a penalty shot is kicked from the penalty mark, which is 12 yards from the goal line.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shí'èrmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄇㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ ji⁶ maa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shí'èrmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh-èrmǎ
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-êrh⁴-ma³
    • Yale: shŕ-èr-mǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrellmaa
    • Palladius: шиэрма (šierma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ ji⁶ maa⁵
    • Yale: sahp yih máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ ji⁶ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ yi⁶ ma⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² jiː²² maː¹³/

Noun

十二碼

1. (soccer) penalty kick
2. (soccer) penalty shootout