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潑婦

潑婦

See also: 泼妇

Chinese

		splash; to spill; violent	woman
trad. (潑婦)		潑	婦
simp. (泼妇)		泼	妇

Noun

潑婦

(offensive) shrew, virago, vixen, bitch, dragon (woman)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pōfù

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛㄈㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): put³ fu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phat-fu
Min Nan (POJ): phoat-hū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pōfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛㄈㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pofuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: put³ fu⁵
  - Yale: put fúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: put⁸ fu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰuːt̚³ fuː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phat-fu
  - Hakka Romanization System: pad` fu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pad⁵ fu⁴
  - IPA: /pʰat̚² fu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoat-hū
  - Tâi-lô: phuat-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoathu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ hu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ hu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ hu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ hu³³/