爆缸

Chinese

		to crack; to explode or burst	jar; vat
trad. (爆缸)		爆	缸
simp. #(爆缸)		爆	缸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàogāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau³ gong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàogāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàogang
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-kang¹
    • Yale: bàu-gāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawgang
    • Palladius: баоган (baogan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau³ gong¹
    • Yale: baau gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau³ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao³ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Verb

爆⫽缸 (verb-object)

1. (automotive) to have engine blown or seized
2. (Cantonese) to have an urgent need to use the toilet

   急到爆缸 [Cantonese]  ―  gap¹ dou³ baau³ gong¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to have an urgent need to use the toilet

Etymology 2

Verb

爆⫽缸 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, slang) Alternative form of 爆光 (baau³ gwong¹)