擱筆

Chinese

		to place	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (擱筆)		擱	筆
simp. (搁笔)		搁	笔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ bat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gebǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-pi³
    • Yale: gē-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gebii
    • Palladius: гэби (gɛbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ bat¹
    • Yale: gok bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ bed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵/

Verb

擱筆

1. to lay down the pen or brush; to stop writing or painting