腰斬
See also: 腰斩
Chinese
waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle |
behead; chop | ||
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trad. (腰斬) | 腰 | 斬 | |
simp. (腰斩) | 腰 | 斩 | |
alternative forms | 要斬/要斩 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yaojhǎn
- Wade–Giles: yao1-chan3
- Yale: yāu-jǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaujaan
- Palladius: яочжань (jaočžanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jiu1 zaam2
- Yale: yīu jáam
- Cantonese Pinyin: jiu1 dzaam2
- Guangdong Romanization: yiu1 zam2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
腰斬
- (historical) to cut someone in half at the waist (an ancient form of punishment)
- (figurative) to cut (something) in half; to terminate prematurely; to cancel