舞臺

See also: 舞台

Chinese

		to dance; to wield; to brandish	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (舞臺/舞台)		舞	臺/台
simp. (舞台)		舞	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ toi⁴
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): vu³ toi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bú-tâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔtái
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tʻai²
    • Yale: wǔ-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuutair
    • Palladius: утай (utaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ toi⁴
    • Yale: móuh tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vu³ toi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋu³¹ tʰoɪ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: bú-tâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'daai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai²³/

Noun

舞臺

1. stage (for performing)

   那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
   那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]

   The female star minced onto the stage.

2. (figuratively) arena (scene of activity)

   國際舞臺／国际舞台  ―  guójì wǔtái  ―  international stage

   政治舞臺／政治舞台  ―  zhèngzhì wǔtái  ―  political arena

Synonyms

• (stage for performing): (informal) 戲臺／戏台 (xìtái), (Sichuanese) 戲臺子／戏台子

Derived terms

• 舞臺劇／舞台剧 (wǔtáijù)
• 舞臺美術／舞台美术 (wǔtái měishù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舞	臺
ぶ Grade: S	たい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

舞(ぶ)臺(たい) • (butai) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 舞台: stage, setting

Korean

Hanja in this term
舞	臺

Noun

舞臺 • (mudae) (hangeul 무대)

1. Hanja form^? of 무대 (“stage”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
舞	臺

Noun

舞臺

1. chữ Hán form of vũ đài (“stage”).