幫腔

Chinese

		to assist; to support; to help to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party	cavity of body; tune
trad. (幫腔)		幫	腔
simp. (帮腔)		帮	腔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāngqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bong¹ hong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāngqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bangciang
    • Wade–Giles: pang¹-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: bāng-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bangchiang
    • Palladius: банцян (bancjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bong¹ hong¹
    • Yale: bōng hōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bong¹ hong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bong¹ hong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

幫⫽腔 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literally, in some Chinese operas) to sing an accompaniment
2. (figurative) to speak in support of; to echo; to chime in with

Synonyms

• (to sing an accompaniment): 伴唱 (bànchàng); (Hokkien) 喝吆號／喝吆号