套話

套話

See also: 套话

Chinese

		to cover; covering; case to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (套話)		套	話
simp. (套话)		套	话

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàohuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ waa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tàohuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tawhuah
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯a̠⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou³ waa⁶
    • Yale: tou wah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ waa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou³ wa⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ waː²²/

Noun

套話

1. convention; protocol; formalities
2. formulaic language; stereotyped expressions
3. polite, conventional verbal exchange

Verb

套話

1. to coax a secret from (or out of) someone; to trick someone into telling the truth

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 落喙