彈出彈入

Chinese

		bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	to enter
trad. (彈出彈入)		彈	出	彈	入
simp. (弹出弹入)		弹	出	弹	入
alternative forms		彈出又彈入／弹出又弹入

Etymology

From a line in Hail the Judge (1994):

彈出彈入啝，打我吖笨。 [Cantonese, trad.]

---

弹出弹入啝，打我吖笨。 [Cantonese, simp.]

daan⁶ ceot¹ daan⁶ jap⁶ wo⁴, daa² ngo⁵ a¹ ban⁶. [Jyutping]

I'm moving in and out [of the yellow line]; try come and hit me, you fools!

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ ceot¹ daan⁶ jap⁶

---

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daan⁶ ceot¹ daan⁶ jap⁶
    • Yale: daahn chēut daahn yahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ tsoet⁷ daan⁶ jap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶ cêd¹ dan⁶ yeb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ taːn²² jɐp̚²/

Verb

彈出彈入

1. (Cantonese, literally) to move back and forth at a place; to be in and out
2. (Cantonese, figuratively) to not make up one's mind; to keep changing one's mind