拔刀相助

Chinese

		pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote	knife	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to help; to assist
trad. (拔刀相助)		拔	刀	相	助
simp. #(拔刀相助)		拔	刀	相	助
Literally: “to draw a sword and provide assistance”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bádāoxiāngzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat⁶ dou¹ soeng¹ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bádāoxiāngzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bádaosiangjhù
    • Wade–Giles: pa²-tao¹-hsiang¹-chu⁴
    • Yale: bá-dāu-syāng-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bardaushiangjuh
    • Palladius: бадаосянчжу (badaosjančžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat⁶ dou¹ soeng¹ zo⁶
    • Yale: baht dōu sēung joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁹ dou¹ soeng¹ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed⁶ dou¹ sêng¹ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

拔刀相助

1. to intervene in an injustice; to rush to the rescue