泡湯
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Chinese
[edit]to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen |
soup; hot water | ||
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trad. (泡湯) | 泡 | 湯 | |
simp. (泡汤) | 泡 | 汤 |
Etymology
[edit]- "to fall through"
- Originated from slang among salt merchants. When salt is in contact with water, it dissolves and this would be a great loss.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pàotang
- Wade–Giles: pʻao4-tʻang1
- Yale: pàu-tāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawtang
- Palladius: паотан (paotan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paau3 tong1
- Yale: paau tōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: paau3 tong1
- Guangdong Romanization: pao3 tong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːu̯³³ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]泡⫽湯 (verb-object)
- (literally) to bathe in hot water, especially a hot spring
- (colloquial) to fall through