執番鹼

Chinese

		to pick up	soap
trad. (執番鹼)		執	番鹼
simp. (执番碱)		执	番碱
alternative forms		執番梘／执番枧
Literally: “to pick up soap”.

Etymology

Compare English drop the soap.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ faan¹ gaan²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zap¹ faan¹ gaan²
    • Yale: jāp fāan gáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ faan¹ gaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ fan¹ gan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/

Verb

執⫽番鹼 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, slang) to drop the soap

Synonyms

• 撿肥皂／捡肥皂 (jiǎn féizào)