扎猛子

Chinese

		to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold) to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold); struggle; to tie; to bind	dive; tall person
simp. and trad. (扎猛子)		扎	猛子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāměngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚ ㄇㄥˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaat³ maang⁵ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāměngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚ ㄇㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaměngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: cha¹-mêng³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jā-měng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jameeng.tzy
    • Palladius: чжамэнцзы (čžamɛnczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaat³ maang⁵ zi²
    • Yale: jaat máahng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaat⁸ maang⁵ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zad³ mang⁵ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːt̚³ maːŋ¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

扎猛子

1. to dive headfirst into water; to swim with your head underwater

Synonyms

• 打猛子 (dǎměngzi)
• 打沒頭壇／打没头坛 (dǎmòtóután)
• (Hokkien) 沉沬