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杯具

杯具

Chinese

		cup; a measure word	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad. (杯具)		杯	具

Noun

杯具

(neologism, euphemistic, often self-deprecating) tragedy

Etymology

Homophonic to 悲劇／悲剧 (bēijù, “tragedy”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bēijù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui¹ geoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bēijù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beijiw
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    悲劇／悲剧
    杯具
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui¹ geoi⁶
  - Yale: būi geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui¹ goey⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /puːi̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯²²/