劈腿

Chinese

		split in two; divide; hack split in two; divide; hack; chop; split open	leg
trad. (劈腿)		劈	腿
simp. #(劈腿)		劈	腿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǐtuǐ, pītuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ, ㄆㄧ ㄊㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pek³ teoi² / pik¹ teoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pǐtuǐ [Phonetic: pítuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pǐtuěi
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi³-tʻui³
    • Yale: pǐ-twěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piitoei
    • Palladius: питуй (pituj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pītuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄊㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pituěi
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-tʻui³
    • Yale: pī-twěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pitoei
    • Palladius: питуй (pituj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pek³ teoi² / pik¹ teoi²
    • Yale: pek téui / pīk téui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pek⁸ toey² / pik⁷ toey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pég³ têu² / pig¹ têu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɛːk̚³ tʰɵy̯³⁵/, /pʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

劈腿

1. (gymnastics, dance, martial arts) to perform the splits
2. (figurative, slang) to cheat on one’s romantic partner

Synonyms

• (to perform the splits):

Dialectal synonyms of 劈腿 (“to perform the splits”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		劈腿, 劈叉
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	劈腿
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	劈叉兒
Cantonese	Hong Kong	做一字馬
Jin	Taiyuan	劈叉
Northern Min	Jian'ou	坐一字
Southern Min	Xiamen	拆腿
	Quanzhou	拆腿
	Zhangzhou	拆腿
	Tainan	拆腿

Noun

劈腿

1. trestle