柴臺

Chinese

		firewood	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (柴臺/柴台)		柴	臺/台
simp. (柴台)		柴	台

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ toi⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: chàaih tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

柴⫽臺 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to boo; to jeer
   • 2023 October 25, John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive's 2023 Policy Address‎^[1], page 65:

     他們向我說，從不會因為為香港做事而感到疲倦，只會因見到一些總是自我「柴台」、「唱衰」的人而感到心痛。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     他们向我说，从不会因为为香港做事而感到疲倦，只会因见到一些总是自我「柴台」、「唱衰」的人而感到心痛。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     taa¹ mun⁴ hoeng³ ngo⁵ syut³, cung⁴ bat¹ wui⁵ jan¹ wai⁶ wai⁶ hoeng¹ gong² zou⁶ si⁶ ji⁴ gam² dou^3-2 pei⁴ gyun⁶, zi² wui⁵ jan¹ gin³ dou^3-2 jat¹ se¹ zung² si⁶ zi⁶ ngo⁵ “caai⁴ toi⁴”, “coeng³ seoi¹” dik¹ jan⁴ ji⁴ gam² dou^3-2 sam¹ tung³. [Jyutping]

     They told me that they never feel tired when working for Hong Kong, but only take pity towards those who self-deprecate and self-smear.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 喝倒彩 (hèdàocǎi)