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Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haam6 zing6, haam6 zeng6, ham6 zing6, ham6 zeng6
- Yale: haahm jihng, haahm jehng, hahm jihng, hahm jehng
- Cantonese Pinyin: haam6 dzing6, haam6 dzeng6, ham6 dzing6, ham6 dzeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: ham6 jing6, ham6 zéng6, hem6 jing6, hem6 zéng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːm²² t͡sɪŋ²²/, /haːm²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/, /hɐm²² t͡sɪŋ²²/, /hɐm²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/
- Hakka
- Southern Min
陷阱
- (literally) trap (device designed to catch animals)
- (figuratively) trick; snare; trap
Synonyms[edit]
- (trap): (literary, or in compounds) 陷 (xiàn)
- (trick):
- 圈套 (quāntào)
- 坎阱 (kǎnjǐng) (literary)
- 局子 (Beijing Mandarin)
- 漉束箍仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 牢籠/牢笼 (láolóng)
- 網羅/网罗 (wǎngluó)
- 羅網/罗网 (luówǎng)
- 陷坑 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 騙局/骗局 (piànjú) (fraud, hoax or scam)
Derived terms[edit]