擺

See also: 摆

Translingual

Han character

擺 (radical 64 手+15, 18 strokes, cangjie input 手田中心 (QWLP), four-corner 5601₁, composition ⿰扌罷)

References

• KangXi: page 461, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12910
• Dae Jaweon: page 810, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1980, character 9
• Unihan data for U+64FA

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Chinese

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trad.		擺
simp.		摆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎi (bai³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baai²
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): pái/pài
• Min Nan (POJ): pái / páiⁿ
• Wu (WT Romanisation): pa (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ
    • Wade-Giles: pai³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bae
    • IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴/

    • (file)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baai²
    • Yale: báai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baai²
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑːi̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pái/pài
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /pa̯i³¹/, /pa̯i¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pái / páiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pái / páinn
    • IPA (Taipei): /paɪ⁴¹/, /pɪ̃a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /paɪ⁵³/, /pɪ̃a⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: pa (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /pᴀ³⁴/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (擺, reconstructed)
Character (擺), Pronunciation 1/1
Initial: 幫 (1) Final: 佳 Division: II			Openness: Open Tone: Rising (X)			Fanqie: 北買切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/pɣɛX/	/paiX/	/pɛX/	/pɯæX/	/paɨjX/	/paiX/	/pæiX/

Old Chinese pronunciation (擺, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
擺					167					罷					歌					2					擺					/*preːlʔ/

Definitions

擺

1. pendulum
   • 钟摆／鐘擺 ("pendulum")
   • 摆钟／擺鐘 ("pendulum clock")
   • 单摆／單擺 ("simple pendulum")

Verb

擺

1. to put, to place, to arrange

   • 我們要為會議擺好椅子。 [MSC, trad.]

     我们要为会议摆好椅子。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen yào wèi huìyì bǎi hǎo yǐzǐ. [Pinyin]

     We will need to set out chairs for the meeting.

   • 在一張桌子上擺著一盤棋。 [MSC, trad.]

     在一张桌子上摆著一盘棋。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài yī zhāng zhuōzǐ shàng bǎi zhe yī pán qí. [Pinyin]

     There was a game of chess on a table.

   • 她把拖鞋整齊地擺在床下。 [MSC, trad.]

     她把拖鞋整齐地摆在床下。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā bǎ tuōxié zhěngqí dì bǎi zài chuángxià. [Pinyin]

     She put the slippers under the bed neatly.

   • 許多嚴峻的挑戰還擺在眼前。 [MSC, trad.]

     许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。 [MSC, simp.]

     Xǔduō yánjùn de tiǎozhàn hái bǎi zài yǎnqián. [Pinyin]

     Many serious challenges still lie ahead.

2. to lay bare, to state clearly
3. to put on, to assume (air), to display

   • 她擺了一個優美的姿勢。 [MSC, trad.]

     她摆了一个优美的姿势。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā bǎi le yī ge yōuměi de zīshì. [Pinyin]

     She adopted an elegant pose.

4. to sway, to wave, to swing
5. (regional) to talk, to say

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Japanese

Kanji

擺

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: はい (hai)
• Kun: ひらく (hiraku)

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Korean

Hanja

擺 (pa) (hangeul 파, McCune-Reischauer p'a, Yale pha)

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Vietnamese

Han character

• Hán Việt: bẫy, bài, bãi

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