勒緊褲帶

Chinese

		strangle; rein in	tight; nervous; strict	trouser belt
trad. (勒緊褲帶)		勒	緊	褲帶
simp. (勒紧裤带)		勒	紧	裤带

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lēijǐn kùdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lak⁶ gan² fu³ daai^3-2 / laak⁶ gan² fu³ daai^3-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lēijǐn kùdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: leijǐn kùdài
    • Wade–Giles: lei¹-chin³ kʻu⁴-tai⁴
    • Yale: lēi-jǐn kù-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lheijiin kuhday
    • Palladius: лэйцзинь кудай (lɛjczinʹ kudaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lak⁶ gan² fu³ daai^3-2 / laak⁶ gan² fu³ daai^3-2
    • Yale: lahk gán fu dáai / laahk gán fu dáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lak⁹ gan² fu³ daai^3-2 / laak⁹ gan² fu³ daai^3-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: leg⁶ gen² fu³ dai^3-2 / lag⁶ gen² fu³ dai^3-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐk̚² kɐn³⁵ fuː³³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/, /laːk̚² kɐn³⁵ fuː³³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

Verb

勒緊褲帶

1. (idiomatic) to tighten one's belt; to tighten the purse strings; to be more frugal

Synonyms

• 勒緊褲頭／勒紧裤头 (lēijǐn kùtóu)
• 勒緊褲腰帶／勒紧裤腰带