搶灘

搶灘

Chinese

		fight over; to rush; to scramble fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch; against wind	beach; shoal
trad. (搶灘)		搶	灘
simp. (抢滩)		抢	滩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎngtān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng² taan¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiúⁿ-thoaⁿ / chhiúⁿ-than / chhióⁿ-thoaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎngtān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangtan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng² taan¹
    • Yale: chéung tāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng² taan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng² tan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ³⁵ tʰäːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-thoaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-thuann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviw'tvoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰuã³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-than
    • Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-than
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviw'tafn
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhióⁿ-thoaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiónn-thuann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvioy'tvoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuã⁴⁴/

Verb

搶灘

1. to make a beach landing in face of enemy resistance; to make a forced beach landing; to make an amphibious assault
2. to gain a foothold in a new market