科班

Chinese

		branch of study; administrative section; division branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes, etc.); to fine somebody	team; class; rank team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname
trad. (科班)		科	班
simp. #(科班)		科	班

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēbān

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo¹ baan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kher-pan / kho-pan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēbān
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keban
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-pan¹
    • Yale: kē-bān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keban
    • Palladius: кэбань (kɛbanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fo¹ baan¹
    • Yale: fō bāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo¹ baan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo¹ ban¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː⁵⁵ paːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kher-pan
    • Tâi-lô: kher-pan
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰə³³ pan³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho-pan
    • Tâi-lô: kho-pan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoi'pafn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² pan⁴⁴/

Noun

科班

1. old-type opera school
2. regular professional training