頂格

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	frame; rule
trad. (頂格)		頂	格
simp. (顶格)		顶	格

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐnggé

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² gaak³
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dêng² gêh⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐnggé
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐnggé
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-ko²
    • Yale: dǐng-gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingger
    • Palladius: дингэ (dingɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding² gaak³
    • Yale: díng gaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding² gaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding² gag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ³⁵ kaːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dêng² gêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: téng keh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ keʔ²/

Noun

頂格

1. paper-made ceiling
2. the Chinese language practice of commencing writing at the leftmost position (or uppermost position in vertical writing) without blank spaces
3. (grammar) superessive case

Adjective

頂格

1. (Mainland China) maximum (especially in relation to penalty or punishment)

   頂格處罰／顶格处罚  ―  dǐnggé chùfá  ―  maximum punishment (imposed)