筋斗

Chinese

Etymology 1

		muscle	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
trad. (筋斗)		筋	斗
simp. #(筋斗)		筋	斗
alternative forms		觔斗 斤斗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīndǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ dau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīndǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jindǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-tou³
    • Yale: jīn-dǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jindoou
    • Palladius: цзиньдоу (czinʹdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ dau²
    • Yale: gān dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ dau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ deo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

筋斗

1. (regional) fall
2. (regional) somersault

Synonyms

• 跟頭／跟头 (gēntou)

Derived terms

• 翻筋斗 (fān jīndǒu)

Etymology 2

		muscle	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
trad. (筋斗)		筋	斗
simp. #(筋斗)		筋	斗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīndou

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄉㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīndou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄉㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jindo̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-tou⁵
    • Yale: jīn-dou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jin.dou
    • Palladius: цзиньдоу (czinʹdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ d̥oʊ̯²/

Adjective

筋斗

1. (of noodles, etc.) chewy