平起平坐

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	to rise; to raise; to get up	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)
trad. (平起平坐)		平	起	平	坐
simp. #(平起平坐)		平	起	平	坐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngqǐpíngzuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ hei² ping⁴ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngqǐpíngzuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngcǐpíngzuò
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-chʻi³-pʻing²-tso⁴
    • Yale: píng-chǐ-píng-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngchiipyngtzuoh
    • Palladius: пинципинцзо (pincipinczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ hei² ping⁴ zo⁶
    • Yale: pìhng héi pìhng joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ hei² ping⁴ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ héi² ping⁴ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ hei̯³⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

平起平坐

1. to be on an equal footing