加把勁

Chinese

		to add; plus	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	stalwart; sturdy; strength
trad. (加把勁)		加	把	勁
simp. (加把劲)		加	把	劲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiābǎjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ baa² ging³
• Wu (Jiaxing, Wugniu): ¹ka-po₃-jin₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiābǎjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiabǎjìn
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-pa³-chin⁴
    • Yale: jyā-bǎ-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiabaajinn
    • Palladius: цзябацзинь (czjabaczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ baa² ging³
    • Yale: gā bá ging
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ baa² ging³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ ba² ging³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ paː³⁵ kɪŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Jiaxing)
    • Wugniu: ¹ka-po₃-jin₆
    • MiniDict: ka^平 po^上 jin^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /ka⁵⁵ po³³ d͡ʑin²¹/

Idiom

加把勁

1. to work harder

   • 十八級颱風刮勿坍啊，大家手裏加把勁呀末， [Jiaxing Wu, trad.]
     十八级台风刮勿坍啊，大家手里加把劲呀末， [Jiaxing Wu, simp.]

     From: 龍門樁 (a traditional work song)

     ⁸zeq-paq₇-ciq₇ ⁶de₂-fon₁ ⁷kuaq ⁷ueq-the₁ ¹ia ²da₆-ka₁ ³se-li₄ ¹ka-po₃-jin₆ ¹ia ⁸moe [Wugniu]

     Fret not even with a level 18 typhoon; everyone work harder manually.