攬炒

Chinese

		to hug; to do something together	to lose; to fail
trad. (攬炒)		攬	炒
simp. (揽炒)		揽	炒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎnchǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˇ ㄔㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laam^5-2 caau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎnchǎo [Phonetic: lánchǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˇ ㄔㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎnchǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lan³-chʻao³
    • Yale: lǎn-chǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laanchao
    • Palladius: ланьчао (lanʹčao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laam^5-2 caau²
    • Yale: láam cháau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laam^5-2 tsaau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lam^5-2 cao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːm¹³⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

Verb

攬炒

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, card games) to make other players lose together with oneself
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to seek or induce mutual destruction

   • 在「黑暴」和「攬炒」令「一國兩制」面臨脫軌危險之時，香港人心思安、渴望穩定，從國家層面建立健全香港特別行政區維護國家安全的法律制度和執行機制，為香港凝聚民心、繼續前行注入強大力量。 [MSC, trad.]
     在「黑暴」和「揽炒」令「一国两制」面临脱轨危险之时，香港人心思安、渴望稳定，从国家层面建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，为香港凝聚民心、继续前行注入强大力量。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 May 24, 《西方反华势力攻击国安立法暴露其乱港推手真面目》 (Vilification by Western Anti-Chinese Factions on National Security Enactment Shows their True Face to Destabilize Hong Kong), in 《新华每日电讯》, page 4

     Zài “hēibào” hé “lǎnchǎo” lìng “yī guó liǎng zhì” miànlín tuōguǐ wēixiǎn zhī shí, Xiānggǎng rénxīn sī ān, kěwàng wěndìng, cóng guójiā céngmiàn jiànlì jiànquán Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū wéihù guójiā ānquán de fǎlǜ zhìdù hé zhíxíng jīzhì, wèi Xiānggǎng níngjù mínxīn, jìxù qiánxíng zhùrù qiángdà lìliàng. [Pinyin]

     When "One Country, Two Systems" faces the crisis of being derailed by "black violence" and "mutual destruction", Hongkongers wish for stability and the establishment of legal and enforcement mechanisms to safeguard national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, providing a powerful force to embody the will of the people and for Hong Kong's future development.

Synonyms

• (to induce mutual destruction):

• 一鑊熟／一镬熟 (jat¹ wok⁶ suk⁶) (Cantonese)
• 兩敗俱傷／两败俱伤 (liǎngbàijùshāng)
• 同歸於盡／同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn)
• 玉石俱焚 (yùshíjùfén)
• 魚死網破／鱼死网破 (yúsǐwǎngpò)