把式

把式

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	type; form; pattern type; form; pattern; style
simp. and trad. (把式)		把	式
variant forms		把勢／把势

Etymology

From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ (baɣsi, “master, trainer, teacher”) or Manchu ᠪᠠᡴᠰᡳ (baksi, “scholar”), in turn from Chinese 博士 (MC pwɑk̚ d͡ʒɨ^X, “master”).

Compare 把戲／把戏 (bǎxì, “circus tricks; cheap tricks”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² sik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: bǎshì → bǎshi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄕˋ → ㄅㄚˇ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baa.shyh
    • IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /pä²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² sik¹
    • Yale: bá sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² xig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /päː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

把式

1. martial arts
2. master; expert
3. (dialectal) skill; talent

Synonyms

• (skill):

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Synonyms of 把式

一手 (yīshǒu) 伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary) 兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu) 功力 (gōnglì) 功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts) 手段 (shǒuduàn) 手法 (shǒufǎ) 手眼 (shǒuyǎn) 手腕 (shǒuwàn) 才力 (cáilì) 才幹／才干 (cáigàn) 才能 (cáinéng) 技巧 (jìqiǎo)

技能 (jìnéng) 技藝／技艺 (jìyì) 技術／技术 (jìshù) 把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal) 本事 (běnshì) 本領／本领 (běnlǐng) 材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese) 能力 (nénglì) 能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal) 能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial) 解數／解数 (xièshù) 身手 (shēnshǒu) 道行 (dàohéng)

Derived terms

光說不練假把式／光说不练假把式 嘴把式 好把式 打把式

把式匠 練把式／练把式 老把式 車把式／车把式 (chēbǎshi)