備胎

備胎

See also: 备胎

Chinese

		to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	tyre
trad. (備胎)		備	胎
simp. (备胎)		备	胎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèitāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèitāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèitai
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-tʻai¹
    • Yale: bèi-tāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytai
    • Palladius: бэйтай (bɛjtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 備胎／备胎 被胎

Noun

備胎

1. (literally) spare tyre
2. (figuratively) possible replacement for one's current partner; back-up; fall-back; plan B partner

   備胎轉正／备胎转正  ―  bèitāi zhuǎnzhèng  ―  a back-up partner becomes the official partner

Synonyms

• (spare tyre): (Cantonese) 士啤呔, 備呔／备呔

See also

• 正胎 (zhèngtāi)