Chinese Word Entry

打擂臺

Simplified Chinese form: 打擂台

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): dǎ lèi tái
Cantonese (Jyutping): daa2 leoi4 toi4
Definitions:
  1. (old) to fight on the leitai

  2. (fig) to enter a contest


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Chinese characters used in this word

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen, beat, fight, attack
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄚˇ (dǎ), ㄉㄚˊ (dá)
Cantonese: daa2
Japanese: ダ (da)、 ダース (da-su)、 テイ (tei) / う.つ (utsu)、 う.ち- (uchi-)、 ぶ.つ (butsu)、 だうす (dausu)、 うち (uchi)
Korean: 타 (ta), 정 (jeong)
Vietnamese: đả

grind, mash, grate, rub, grind with a mortar and pestle, triturate
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄟˊ (léi), ㄌㄟ (lēi), ㄌㄟˋ (lèi)
Cantonese: leoi4
Japanese: ライ (rai) / す.る (suru)
Korean: 뢰 (roe)
Vietnamese: lôi, lụy

stand, counter for vehicles, tower, lookout, stage, platform
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄞˊ (tái), ㄊㄞ (tāi)
Cantonese: toi4
Japanese: ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai) / うてな (utena)、 われ (ware)、 つかさ (tsukasa)、 よろこぶ (yorokobu)
Korean: 대 (dae)
Vietnamese: đài
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