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把柄

把柄

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	authority; handle; hilt
simp. and trad. (把柄)		把	柄

Noun

把柄

handle
information that yields a bargaining advantage to the other party in a lawsuit or argument; information that can be used against someone

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎbǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² beng³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pá-piang
Min Nan (POJ): pá-pìⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎbǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baabiing
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa² beng³
  - Yale: bá beng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa² beng³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː³⁵ pɛːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pá-piang
  - Hakka Romanization System: ba` biang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ba³ biang⁴
  - IPA: /pa³¹ pi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-pìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: pá-pìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pafpvix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/