掛彩
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to hang; to put up; to suspend | (bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize | ||
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trad. (掛彩) | 掛 | 彩 | |
simp. (挂彩) | 挂 | 彩 |
Etymology
[edit]Sense #2: from taboo of mentioning 血 (“blood”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄘㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guàcǎi
- Wade–Giles: kua4-tsʻai3
- Yale: gwà-tsǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guahtsae
- Palladius: гуацай (guacaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaa3 coi2
- Yale: gwa chói
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa3 tsoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: gua3 coi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
[edit]掛彩
- to decorate for festive occasions with coloured silk festoons
- (euphemistic) to be wounded (and suffering from bleeding) in action
Synonyms
[edit]- (to be wounded):