補鍋
Chinese
to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
pot; pan; boiler | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (補鍋) | 補 | 鍋 | |
| simp. (补锅) | 补 | 锅 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǔguō
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǔguo
- Wade–Giles: pu3-kuo1
- Yale: bǔ-gwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuguo
- Palladius: буго (bugo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 wo1
- Yale: bóu wō
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 wo1
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 wo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
補⫽鍋 (verb-object)
- (literally) to repair kettles, pots, etc.
- (figuratively) to make up for one's mistakes with good deeds
Synonyms
- (to repair kettles, pots, etc.):
Dialectal synonyms of 補鍋 (“to repair pots”) [map]