擂臺

Chinese

		beat (a drum); beat; to grind	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (擂臺/擂台)		擂	臺/台
simp. (擂台)		擂	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèitái, léitái

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ, ㄌㄟˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ toi⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lùi-thòi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lûi-tâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèitái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèitái
    • Wade–Giles: lei⁴-tʻai²
    • Yale: lèi-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leytair
    • Palladius: лэйтай (lɛjtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léitái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léitái
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-tʻai²
    • Yale: léi-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leitair
    • Palladius: лэйтай (lɛjtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: lèuih tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lùi-thòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lui^ˇ toi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lui² toi²
    • Sinological IPA: /lu̯i¹¹ tʰoi̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: luî-tâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lui'daai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lui²⁴⁻²² tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lui²⁴⁻²² tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lui¹³⁻²² tai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui²³⁻³³ tai²³/

Noun

擂臺

1. (martial arts) lei tai; fighting arena
2. (in general) ring; arena

Derived terms

• 打擂臺 / 打擂台 (dǎlèitái)
• 擂臺賽 / 擂台赛
• 擺擂臺 / 摆擂台 (bǎi lèitái)