斬樹

Chinese

		behead; chop	tree
trad. (斬樹)		斬	樹
simp. (斩树)		斩	树

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² syu⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zam² ciu⁷

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² syu⁶
    • Yale: jáam syuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² sy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² xu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ syː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zam² ciu⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsám tshiū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu¹¹/

Verb

斬樹

1. (Cantonese, Teochew) to chop down trees; to chop wood

Synonyms

• 砍樹／砍树 (kǎnshù)
• (Cantonese, Hakka) 倒樹／倒树
• (Jin) 伐樹／伐树
• (Hokkien) 剉樹／剉树, 斫柴