牆腳

See also: 墙脚

Chinese

	wall	role; foot; base
trad. (牆腳)	牆	腳
simp. (墙脚)	墙	脚
alternative forms	牆跤／墙跤 Min 牆骹／墙骹 Min

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiángjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ goek³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiûⁿ-kha / chhiôⁿ-kha
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhian-ciaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiángjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciángjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang²-chiao³
  - Yale: chyáng-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangjeau
  - Palladius: цянцзяо (cjanczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    牆腳／墙脚
    牆角／墙角
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiángjiǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciángjiǎor
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang²-chiao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chyáng-jyǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangjeaul
  - Palladius: цянцзяор (cjanczjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ goek³
  - Yale: chèuhng geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kœːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiûⁿ-kha
  - Tâi-lô: tshiûnn-kha
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviu'qaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²⁴⁻²² kʰa³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiôⁿ-kha
  - Tâi-lô: tshiônn-kha
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioi'qaf
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhian-ciaq
  - MiniDict: zhian^去 ciah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxian-jiaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiã²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

牆腳

foot of a wall
(figurative) foundation; backbone

Synonyms

(foot of a wall): 牆根／墙根 (qiánggēn); (Hokkien) 牆跤／墙跤; 厝跤

Derived terms

打牆腳／打墙脚
拆牆腳／拆墙脚 (chāi qiángjiǎo)
挖牆腳／挖墙脚 (wā qiángjiǎo)
撬牆腳／撬墙脚