臥車

Chinese

		to lie; to crouch	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (臥車)		臥	車
simp. (卧车)		卧	车

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wòchē

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁶ ce¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wòchē
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wòche
    • Wade–Giles: wo⁴-chʻê¹
    • Yale: wò-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohche
    • Palladius: вочэ (vočɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁶ ce¹
    • Yale: ngoh chē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁶ tse¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁶ cé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

Noun

臥車

1. (rail transport) sleeping car; sleeper; sleeping carriage
2. automobile; sedan; limousine; car

Synonyms

• (sleeping car): 臥舖車／卧铺车 (wòpūchē); (dated) 寢車／寝车 (qǐnchē); (Hokkien) 睏車／困车