潑辣

See also: 泼辣 and 溌剌

Chinese

		splash; to spill; violent	hot (spicy); pungent
trad. (潑辣)		潑	辣
simp. (泼辣)		泼	辣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pōlà

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛ ㄌㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): put³ laat⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phoah-loa̍h / phoat-la̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pōlà
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: polà
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo¹-la⁴
    • Yale: pwō-là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: polah
    • Palladius: пола (pola)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: put³ laat⁶
    • Yale: put laaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: put⁸ laat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pud³ lad⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːt̚³ laːt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoah-loa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: phuah-lua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoahloah
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ luaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰua(ʔ)⁵ luaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ luaʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoat-la̍t
    • Tâi-lô: phuat-la̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoatlat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ lat̚⁴/

Adjective

潑辣

1. arrogant and aggressive
2. (derogatory, in reference to women) shrewish; nagging
3. bold; courageous

Derived terms

• 潑辣貨 / 泼辣货