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埋伏

埋伏

Chinese

		to blame; bury	conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
simp. and trad. (埋伏)		埋	伏

Verb

埋伏

to set up an ambush; to ambush
to hide; to lie low

Noun

埋伏

ambush
ambush combatants

Derived terms

十面埋伏 (shímiànmáifú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): máifú

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁴ fuk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mài-fu̍k
Min Nan (POJ): bâi-ho̍k / mâi-ho̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: máifú → máifu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ → ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mai.fwu
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯³⁵ fu³⁵/ → /maɪ̯³⁵ fu³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁴ fuk⁶
  - Yale: màaih fuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁴ fuk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːi̯²¹ fʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mài-fu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: maiˇ fug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai² fug⁶
  - IPA: /ma̯i¹¹ fuk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâi-ho̍k / mâi-ho̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bâi-ho̍k / mâi-ho̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bai'hok, mai'hok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /baɪ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚⁴/, /maɪ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /baɪ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚²⁴/, /maɪ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /baɪ¹³⁻²² hɔk̚¹²¹/, /maɪ¹³⁻²² hɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /baɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔk̚⁴/, /maɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /baɪ²³⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴/, /maɪ²³⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴/