破折號

See also: 破折号

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	number; call; name number; call; name; roar; cry
trad. (破折號)		破	折	號
simp. (破折号)		破	折	号

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòzhéhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ zit³ hou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phò-chiat-hō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòzhéhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòjhéhào
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-chê²-hao⁴
    • Yale: pwò-jé-hàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjerhaw
    • Palladius: почжэхао (počžɛxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòzhéhàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòjhéhàor
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-chê²-hao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: pwò-jé-hàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjerhawl
    • Palladius: почжэхаор (počžɛxaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ zit³ hou⁶
    • Yale: po jit houh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ dzit⁸ hou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ jid³ hou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡siːt̚³ hou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-chiat-hō
    • Tâi-lô: phò-tsiat-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoirciathoi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ho²²/

Noun

破折號

1. a Chinese punctuation consisting of two continuous em dashes: ⟨——⟩ (U+2014, sometimes a box-drawing character: ⟨──⟩ [U+2500] is used instead), used similarly but not identically to an English dash

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 破折號 (“dash (punctuation)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		破折號
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	破折號兒
	Taiwan	破折號
Cantonese	Hong Kong	破折號
Southern Min	Xiamen	破折號

Related terms

• 連字號／连字号 (liánzìhào)