把牢

Chinese

		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	firm; fast
simp. and trad. (把牢)		把	牢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎláo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄌㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² lou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎláo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄌㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎláo
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-lao²
    • Yale: bǎ-láu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baalau
    • Palladius: балао (balao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² lou⁴
    • Yale: bá lòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² lou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² lou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ lou̯²¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 把牢

1. steady; reliable (usually in the negative)