端茶倒水

Chinese

		end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular	tea; tea plant	upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt	water; river
trad. (端茶倒水)		端	茶	倒	水
simp. #(端茶倒水)		端	茶	倒	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duānchádàoshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duānchádàoshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duanchádàoshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: tuan¹-chʻa²-tao⁴-shui³
    • Yale: dwān-chá-dàu-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duanchardawshoei
    • Palladius: дуаньчадаошуй (duanʹčadaošuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

端茶倒水

1. to serve someone drinks (as a servant)

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 斟茶遞水／斟茶递水