幫襯

See also: 帮衬

Chinese

	to assist; to support; to help to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party	give alms; underwear; to line give alms; underwear; to line; lining; contrast; assist
trad. (幫襯)	幫	襯
simp. (帮衬)	帮	衬
alternative forms	幫趁／帮趁 Cantonese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāngchèn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤㄔㄣˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bong¹ can³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bong¹ cin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pông-chhen
Northern Min (KCR): bóng-chāing
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹paon-tshen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāngchèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤㄔㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bangchèn
  - Wade–Giles: pang¹-chʻên⁴
  - Yale: bāng-chèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bangchenn
  - Palladius: банчэнь (bančɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bong¹ can³
  - Yale: bōng chan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bong¹ tsan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bong¹ cen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bong¹ cin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pông-chhen
  - Hakka Romanization System: bong^ˊ cen
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bong¹ cen⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /poŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰen⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bóng-chāing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰaiŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹paon-tshen
  - MiniDict: paon^平 tshen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹paan-tshen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/

Verb

幫襯

to help; to assist (especially by providing manpower and/or resources)
to support financially; to provide financial aid
(Cantonese, Hakka) to cheer on; to root for
(Hakka) to enhance by contrast
(Cantonese) to visit; to patronize; to be a customer of
我哋幫襯開嗰間雜貨鋪呢排生意唔錯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我哋帮衬开嗰间杂货铺呢排生意唔错。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ dei⁶ bong¹ can³ hoi¹ go² gaan¹ zaap⁶ fo³ pou^3-2 nei¹ paai⁴ saang¹ ji³ m⁴ co³. [Jyutping]
The convenience store that we usually shop at is doing pretty well recently.
(Northern Min) to help; to lend a helping hand

Synonyms

(to help):

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佐理 (zuǒlǐ) (literary, with a task)
使勁 / 使劲 (shǐjìn)
加勢 / 加势 (jiāshì)
助 (zhù)
助力 (zhùlì)
助理 (zhùlǐ)
助益 (zhùyì) (literary)
匡助 (kuāngzhù) (literary)
協助 / 协助 (xiézhù)
參佐 / 参佐 (cānzuǒ) (literary)
增援 (zēngyuán, “to provide reinforcements”)
幫 / 帮 (bāng)
幫助 / 帮助 (bāngzhù)
幫同 / 帮同 (bāngtóng) (literary)
幫寸 / 帮寸 (bāngcùn)
幫帶 / 帮带 (bāngdài)
幫忙 / 帮忙 (bāngmáng)
幫手 / 帮手 (bong¹ sau²) (Cantonese)
幫扶 / 帮扶 (bāngfú)
幫贈 / 帮赠 (Hokkien)
扶
扶助 (fúzhù)
扶持 (fúchí)
扶掖 (fúyè) (formal)
拉巴 (dialectal)
挺 (tǐng)
援助 (yuánzhù)
𢯭手 (Hakka)
支助 (zhīzhù) (literary)
支持 (zhīchí)
支援 (zhīyuán)
救 (jiù)
相幫 / 相帮 (xiāngbāng) (dialectal)
相輔 / 相辅 (Teochew)
翼 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)
聲援 / 声援 (shēngyuán, “to express support for”)
臂助 (bìzhù) (literary)
補益 / 补益 (bǔyì)
補臺 / 补台 (bǔtái) (mainland China)
贈力 / 赠力 (Hokkien)
贈助 / 赠助 (Hokkien)
贊喙 / 赞喙 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
贈手 / 赠手 (Hokkien)
贊聲 / 赞声 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
輔助 / 辅助 (fǔzhù)
陪 (péi) (literary, or in compounds)
鬥幫贈 / 斗帮赠 (Hokkien)
鬥相共 / 斗相共 (Hokkien)
鬥跤手 / 斗跤手 (Hokkien)
鬥跤搭 / 斗跤搭 (Hokkien)

Dialectal synonyms of 幫忙 (“to help; to lend a hand”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		幫忙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	幫忙兒
	Taiwan	幫忙
	Malaysia	幫忙
	Singapore	幫忙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	幫忙
	Wanrong	幫忙
	Xi'an	幫忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	幫忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	幫手
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幫手
	Hong Kong	幫手
	Macau	幫手
	Taishan	幫手
	Yangjiang	幫手
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	幫手
	Singapore (Guangfu)	幫手
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	幫手
Gan	Nanchang	幫忙
Gan	Lichuan	幫忙
Hakka	Meixian	𢯭手, 幫忙, 幫手, 扛幫
	Xingning	𢯭手
	Huidong (Daling)	𢯭手
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𢯭手
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	𢯭手
	Changting	𢯭手
	Wuping	幹𢯭
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𢯭手
	Liancheng	𢯭手
	Ruijin	𢯭手
	Shicheng	幫手
	Shangyou (Shexi)	幫手
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𢯭手
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𢯭手
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𢯭手
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鬥相共, 𢯭手
Huizhou	Jixi	幫忙
Jin	Taiyuan	打幫, 相幫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	幫襯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	對手
Eastern Min	Matsu	對手
Southern Min	Xiamen	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Quanzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 鬥跤搭
	Zhangzhou	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Zhao'an	幫忙
	Taipei	鬥相共
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鬥相共
	Kaohsiung	鬥跤手
	Yilan	鬥相共
	Changhua (Lukang)	鬥相共
	Taichung	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taichung (Wuqi)	幫助
	Tainan	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Taitung	鬥跤手
	Hsinchu	鬥相共, 鬥跤手
	Kinmen	鬥相共
	Penghu (Magong)	鬥相共, 鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相贊
	Penang (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鬥跤手, 幫忙, 鬥相共
	Manila (Hokkien)	鬥相共, 鬥, 幫助, 幫贈
	Chaozhou	相輔
	Shantou	相輔, 幫忙
	Shantou (Chenghai)	相輔
	Jieyang	相輔
	Singapore (Teochew)	相輔
	Pontianak (Teochew)	相輔
	Leizhou	幫跤接手
	Haikou	幫跤手
	Singapore (Hainanese)	幫跤手, 幫忙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	幫手
Wu	Shanghai	幫忙, 相幫, 幫襯 dated
Xiang	Loudi	幫忙

(to visit; to patronize): 光顧／光顾 (guānggù)

Descendants

→ Macanese: póng-chán