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鼓掌

鼓掌

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (鼓掌)		鼓	掌

Verb

鼓掌

to applaud

Synonyms

拍手 (pāishǒu)
(Min Nan) 拍噗仔 (phah-pho̍k-á)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gǔzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujaang
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    股掌
    股長／股长
    鼓掌
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² zoeng²
  - Yale: gú jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² dzoeng²
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/