排筆

Chinese

		row of logs or boards; a platoon; line up	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (排筆)		排	筆
simp. (排笔)		排	笔
anagram		筆排／笔排

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): páibǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄞˊ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paai⁴ bat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páibǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páibǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻai²-pi³
    • Yale: pái-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pairbii
    • Palladius: пайби (pajbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paai⁴ bat¹
    • Yale: pàaih bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paai⁴ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: pai⁴ bed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/

Noun

排筆

1. broad brush made up of a row of small brushes tied together (for whitewashing, painting, coloring, etc.)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 筆排／笔排

Pronunciation 2

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bai² bi⁶

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: bai² bi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai̯¹³ pi²⁴/

Noun

排筆

1. (Xiang, dated) someone who assigns actors, manages schedules and actors' repertoire, and performs backstage work in a theatrical troupe

Synonyms

• (Xiang) 排筆師／排笔师

Related terms

• (Xiang) 半枝筆／半枝笔