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撞邪

撞邪

Chinese

		to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into	demonical; iniquitous; nefarious
simp. and trad. (撞邪)		撞	邪

Verb

撞邪

(Cantonese) to have bad luck

Synonyms

撞鬼 (zhuàngguǐ)
見鬼／见鬼 (jiànguǐ)

Etymology

From 撞 (zhuàng, “to see/to meet”) + 邪 (xié, “ghost”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuàngxié

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zong^6-2 ce⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuàngxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqshye
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong^6-2 ce⁴
  - Yale: jóng chèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong^6-2 tse⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹/