掛劍

Chinese

		to hang; to put up; to suspend	(double-edged) sword
trad. (掛劍)		掛	劍
simp. (挂剑)		挂	剑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa³ gim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kua⁴-chien⁴
    • Yale: gwà-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guahjiann
    • Palladius: гуацзянь (guaczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa³ gim³
    • Yale: gwa gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa³ gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua³ gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː³³ kiːm³³/

Verb

掛⫽劍 (verb-object)

1. (of a fencer) to retire

Related terms

• 掛靴／挂靴 (guàxuē)