蓋世太保

Chinese

		to be unparalleled; to be unmatched	chief court advisor
trad. (蓋世太保)		蓋世	太保
simp. (盖世太保)		盖世	太保

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of German Gestapo.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gàishìtàibǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵ke-sy-tha-pau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gàishìtàibǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gàishìhtàibǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Kai⁴-shih⁴-tʻai⁴-pao³
    • Yale: Gài-shr̀-tài-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gayshyhtaybao
    • Palladius: Гайшитайбао (Gajšitajbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²
    • Yale: koi sai taai bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ sei³ tai³ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tʰaːi̯³³ pou̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵ke-sy-tha-pau
    • MiniDict: ke^去 sy tha pau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ke-sr-tha-pau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ke³³ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰa³³ pɔ²¹/

Proper noun

蓋世太保

1. Gestapo (Nazi secret police)