拍子

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
拍	子

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

• 手拍子
• 拍子抜け

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

拍子

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pʰai˥˥tsɨ ]

[edit] 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)

[edit] References

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