Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English support.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 bok1, sap6 pot1, sap6 pok1, sap6 buk1
- Yale: sahp bōk, sahp pōt, sahp pōk, sahp būk
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 bok7, sap9 pot7, sap9 pok7, sap9 buk7
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 bog1, seb6 pod1, seb6 pog1, seb6 bug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² pɔːk̚⁵/, /sɐp̚² pʰɔːt̚⁵/, /sɐp̚² pʰɔːk̚⁵/, /sɐp̚² pʊk̚⁵/
十卜
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, leetspeak) to support (someone else's words/opinions)
Synonyms[edit]
- (informal) 撐/撑 (caang3)
- (common) 支持 (zi1 ci4)