撿肥皂
Chinese
| pick up; collect; gather | soap | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (撿肥皂) | 撿 | 肥皂 | |
| simp. (捡肥皂) | 捡 | 肥皂 | |
| Literally: “to pick up soap”. | |||
Etymology
Compare English drop the soap.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn féizào
- Wade–Giles: chien3 fei2-tsao4
- Yale: jyǎn féi-dzàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean feirtzaw
- Palladius: цзянь фэйцзао (czjanʹ fɛjczao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
撿⫽肥皂 (verb-object)
- (slang) to drop the soap