擺烏龍

Chinese

		pendulum; to place; to display pendulum; to place; to display; to swing; to oscillate; to show; to move; to exhibit	black dragon; dogs in general
trad. (擺烏龍)		擺	烏龍
simp. (摆乌龙)		摆	乌龙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎiwūlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baai² wu¹ lung^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiwūlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiwulóng
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-wu¹-lung²
    • Yale: bǎi-wū-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeulong
    • Palladius: байулун (bajulun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baai² wu¹ lung^4-2
    • Yale: báai wū lúng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baai² wu¹ lung^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: bai² wu¹ lung^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯³⁵ wuː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

擺⫽烏龍 (verb-object)

1. to make a mistake; to blunder

   • 在煩亂之中找到氧氣　擺著烏龍燃起 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     在烦乱之中找到氧气　摆著乌龙燃起 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2021, 林家謙 [Terence Lam], 神奇的糊塗魔藥

     zoi⁶ faan⁴ lyun⁶ zi¹ zung¹ zaau² dou^3-2 joeng⁵ hei³, baai² zoek³ wu¹ lung^4-2 jin⁴ hei² [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (Cantonese, soccer) to score an own goal

Synonyms

• (to score an own goal): 自擺烏龍／自摆乌龙 (zìbǎiwūlóng)

Related terms

• 烏龍球／乌龙球 (wūlóngqiú)