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掃把

掃把

See also: 扫把

Chinese

		broom; to sweep	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
trad. (掃把)		掃	把
simp. (扫把)		扫	把

Noun

掃把

broom (Classifier: 把 m c)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sàobǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ baa²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so-pá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sàobǎ → sàoba (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ → ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw.baa
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ pa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥a̠¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ baa²
  - Yale: sou bá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ baa²
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ pɑː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so-pá
  - Hakka Romanization System: so ba`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: so⁴ ba³
  - IPA: /so⁵⁵ pa³¹/