塘邊鶴

Chinese

		pond	side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary	crane
trad. (塘邊鶴)		塘	邊	鶴
simp. (塘边鹤)		塘	边	鹤
Literally: “crane on the edge of a pond”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ bin¹ hok^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong⁴ bin¹ hok^6-2
    • Yale: tòhng bīn hók
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ bin¹ hok^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ bin¹ hog^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ piːn⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²⁻³⁵/

Noun

塘邊鶴

1. (Cantonese) bystander waiting for the opportunity to gain profit for oneself
2. (Cantonese) bystander to a game (of gambling, chess, etc.)