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Definition 2024

A片

A片

Chinese

			a slice; piece; flake a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
simp. and trad. (A片)		A	片

Noun

A片

(slang) pornographic film, porno

Synonyms

黃片／黄片 (huángpiàn)
黃色電影／黄色电影 (huángsè diànyǐng)
毛片 (máopiàn)
三級片／三级片 (sānjípiàn)
色情片
咸片

Etymology

From Japanese-English AV ‎(“adult video (abbreviation)”) (in turn from English adult) + 片 ‎(“film”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ēipiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄟㄆㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ pin^3-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: A-piàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄟㄆㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eipiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: ēipiànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄟㄆㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eipiall
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰjɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ei¹ pin^3-2
  - Yale: ēi pín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ pin^3-2
  - IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/