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炮臺

炮臺

See also: 砲臺, 砲台, and 炮台

Chinese

		cannon; gun; firecracker	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (炮臺/炮台/砲臺/砲台)		炮/砲	臺/台
simp. (炮台)		炮	台

Noun

炮臺

(military) barbette; battery

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pàotái

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ toi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): phàu-tâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàotái
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawtair
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau³ toi⁴
  - Yale: paau tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ toi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːu̯³³ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: phàu-tâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phao'daai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ taɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ taɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ taɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ taɪ²³/