拍子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
拍	子

Noun

拍子 (hiragana ひょうし, romaji hyōshi)

1. a beat

   三拍子
   さんびょうし

   sanbyoushi

   three beats

   Means three beats per measure, i.e. 3/4 meter.

2. rhythm

Derived terms

• 手拍子
• 拍子抜け

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

拍子

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pʰai˥˥tsɨ ]

Noun

拍子 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin pāizi)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) a (fly) swatter; a (tennis) racket; a (ping-pong) paddle
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) a beat (of music)

References

• 1985, Wu, Jingrong (ed.), The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Shao, Jingmin (ed.), HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: