瓶頸

See also: 瓶颈

Chinese

		bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher	neck
trad. (瓶頸)		瓶	頸
simp. (瓶颈)		瓶	颈

Etymology

Calque of English bottleneck.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ geng²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-kèng / pân-kèng / pîn-kēng / pân-kún

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngjǐng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-ching³
  - Yale: píng-jǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngjiing
  - Palladius: пинцзин (pinczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ geng²
  - Yale: pìhng géng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ geng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ géng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ kɛːŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-kèng
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-kìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengkexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pân-kèng
  - Tâi-lô: pân-kìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pankexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pan²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pan¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pan²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîn-kēng
  - Tâi-lô: pîn-kīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pinkeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pin²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pân-kún
  - Tâi-lô: pân-kún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pankuon
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pan²³⁻³³ kun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pan²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁵³/

Noun

瓶頸

(literal, figurative) bottleneck; (figurative) plateau

Synonyms

(chiefly Cantonese) 樽頸／樽颈 (zeon1 geng2)
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) 瓶仔頷／瓶仔颔

Derived terms

瓶頸式通貨膨脹 / 瓶颈式通货膨胀 (píngjǐngshì tōnghuò péngzhàng)