搓圓撳扁

Chinese

		to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	to press	flat; tablet; inscription flat; tablet; inscription; small boat
trad. (搓圓撳扁)		搓	圓	撳	扁
simp. (搓圆揿扁)		搓	圆	揿	扁
alternative forms		搓圓㩒扁／搓圆㩒扁
Literally: “to both rub into a ball shape and flatten”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ jyun⁴ gam⁶ bin²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ jyun⁴ gam⁶ bin²
    • Yale: chō yùhn gahm bín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ jyn⁴ gam⁶ bin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ yun⁴ gem⁶ bin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ kɐm²² piːn³⁵/

Verb

搓圓撳扁

1. (Cantonese, figuratively) to do anything one desires on something or someone

   任人搓圓撳扁 [Cantonese, trad.]
   任人搓圆揿扁 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jam⁶ jan⁴ co¹ jyun⁴ gam⁶ bin² [Jyutping]

   to let others do whatever they like on oneself

   畀人搓圓撳扁 [Cantonese, trad.]
   畀人搓圆揿扁 [Cantonese, simp.]

   bei² jan⁴ co¹ jyun⁴ gam⁶ bin² [Jyutping]

   to be acted on with whatever others desires, literally, “to be rubbed into a ball and then flattened”

Adjective

搓圓撳扁

1. (Cantonese) allowing other(s) to do anything they desire on oneself