扯線公仔

Chinese

		pull; tear; to talk casually	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line	doll; cuddly toy; cartoon figure
trad. (扯線公仔/扯綫公仔)		扯	線/綫	公仔
simp. (扯线公仔)		扯	线	公仔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chěxiàn gōngzǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce² sin³ gung¹ zai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chěxiàn gōngzǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chěsiàn gongzǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê³-hsien⁴ kung¹-tsai³
    • Yale: chě-syàn gūng-dzǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheeshiann gongtzae
    • Palladius: чэсянь гунцзай (čɛsjanʹ gunczaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce² sin³ gung¹ zai²
    • Yale: ché sin gūng jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse² sin³ gung¹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé² xin³ gung¹ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵ siːn³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

扯線公仔

1. (Cantonese) marionette
2. (Cantonese, figurative) puppet; someone who is manipulated by another

Synonyms

• (marionette): 提線木偶／提线木偶 (tíxiàn mù'ǒu), (chiefly Cantonese) 木頭公仔／木头公仔 (mùtou gōngzǎi)
• (puppet): 傀儡 (kuǐlěi), 提線木偶／提线木偶 (tíxiàn mù'ǒu), (Cantonese) 木頭公仔／木头公仔