抽薹

Chinese

		to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	Carex dispalatha
trad. (抽薹)		抽	薹
simp. #(抽薹)		抽	薹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chōutái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chōutái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: choutái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou¹-tʻai²
    • Yale: chōu-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choutair
    • Palladius: чоутай (čoutaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ toi⁴
    • Yale: chāu tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

抽薹

1. to bolt (of garlic, chives, rape, etc.)

Synonyms

• (Xiang) 抽蕻子