遮羞布
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to hush up a scandal; to cover up one's embarrassment | to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth | ||
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trad. (遮羞布) | 遮羞 | 布 | |
simp. #(遮羞布) | 遮羞 | 布 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄜ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhesioubù
- Wade–Giles: chê1-hsiu1-pu4
- Yale: jē-syōu-bù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeshioubuh
- Palladius: чжэсюбу (čžɛsjubu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ze1 sau1 bou3
- Yale: jē sāu bou
- Cantonese Pinyin: dze1 sau1 bou3
- Guangdong Romanization: zé1 seo1 bou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]遮羞布
- loincloth (piece of clothing)
- (figurative) fig leaf; cover-up (for something shameful or contemptible)