擠牙膏

Chinese

		crowded; to squeeze	toothpaste
trad. (擠牙膏)		擠	牙膏
simp. (挤牙膏)		挤	牙膏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐ yágāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ yágāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ yágao
    • Wade–Giles: chi³ ya²-kao¹
    • Yale: jǐ yá-gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii yagau
    • Palladius: цзи ягао (czi jagao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

擠牙膏

1. (literally) to squeeze out toothpaste
2. (figurative) to extract a confession under pressure; to start action under pressure

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 擳牙膏／𰓜牙膏 (zit¹ ngaa⁴ gou¹)