拆臺

Chinese

		to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (拆臺/拆台)		拆	臺/台
simp. (拆台)		拆	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāitái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caak³ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāitái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaitái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-tʻai²
    • Yale: chāi-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaitair
    • Palladius: чайтай (čajtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caak³ toi⁴
    • Yale: chaak tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaak⁸ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cag³ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːk̚³ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

拆⫽臺 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (chiefly Mainland China, figurative) to cut the ground from under someone's feet; to pull the rug out from under someone's feet

Antonyms

• 補臺／补台 (bǔtái)