盤他

Chinese

		dish; tray; to build dish; tray; to build; to check; to examine; to transfer; (a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire); to coil	he; him; other
trad. (盤他)		盤	他
simp. (盘他)		盘	他
alternative forms		盤它／盘它 盤她／盘她

Etymology

From a xiangsheng (crosstalk) piece by Meng Hetang and Zhou Jiuliang.

盤／盘 (pán) refers to the action of making something round and glossy by repeatedly rubbing or stroking its surface, such as the motion of playing with Baoding balls by constantly rotating the balls around in one's hand.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pántā

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pántā
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pánta
    • Wade–Giles: pʻan²-tʻa¹
    • Yale: pán-tā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parnta
    • Palladius: паньта (panʹta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰän³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

Verb

盤他

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) to take him down; to teach him a lesson