表態

See also: 表态

Chinese

		surface; exterior; to watch surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (表態)		表	態
simp. (表态)		表	态

Etymology

Attested in the 1978 article 《巨星永放光芒》 written by Xia Yan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎotài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): biu² taai³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): piáu-thài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): biou² tai³ / biao² tai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biǎotài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biǎotài
    • Wade–Giles: piao³-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: byǎu-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beautay
    • Palladius: бяотай (bjaotaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: biu² taai³
    • Yale: bíu taai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: biu² taai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: biu² tai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːu̯³⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáu-thài
    • Tâi-lô: piáu-thài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piaw'taix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: biou² tai³ / biao² tai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pióu thài / piáu thài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰai²¹³/, /piau⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰai²¹³/

Note:

• biou2 tai3 - Chaozhou;
• biao2 tai3 - Shantou.

Verb

表⫽態 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to say where one stands; to declare one's position

   表個態。／表个态。  ―  Biǎo ge tài.  ―  Tell us where you stand on this.