斬柴

Chinese

		behead; chop	firewood
trad. (斬柴)		斬	柴
simp. (斩柴)		斩	柴

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam² caai⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chám-chhâ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zam² ca⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam² caai⁴
    • Yale: jám chàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam² tsaai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem² cai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chám-chhâ
    • Tâi-lô: tsám-tshâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zafmzhaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰa²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zam² ca⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsám tshâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰa⁵⁵/

Verb

斬柴

1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) to chop firewood

Synonyms

• 砍柴 (kǎnchái)