棒喝

Chinese

		a stick; club or cudgel; smart a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong	to drink; to shout; to shout applause
trad. (棒喝)		棒	喝
simp. #(棒喝)		棒	喝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bànghè

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paang⁵ hot³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bànghè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bànghè
    • Wade–Giles: pang⁴-ho⁴
    • Yale: bàng-hè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banqheh
    • Palladius: банхэ (banxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paang⁵ hot³
    • Yale: páahng hot
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paang⁵ hot⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: pang⁵ hod³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːŋ¹³ hɔːt̚³/

Verb

棒喝

1. (Buddhism, of a novice monk) to receive a blow with a stick or a yell by his master to bring about instant realization or awakening
2. (figurative) to give a stern warning; to give a wake-up call

Derived terms

• 當頭棒喝／当头棒喝 (dāngtóubànghè)
• 迎頭棒喝／迎头棒喝