擺

See also: 摆

擺	U+64FA, 擺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64FA

← 擹
[U+64F9]

CJK Unified Ideographs

擻 →
[U+64FB]

Translingual

Han character

擺 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+15, 18 strokes, cangjie input 手田中心 (QWLP), four-corner 5601₁, composition ⿰扌罷)

References

KangXi: page 461, character 19
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12910
Dae Jaweon: page 810, character 19
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1980, character 9
Unihan data for U+64FA

Chinese

trad.		擺
simp.		摆

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (罷) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
擺	*preːlʔ
犤	breːl, pral, *bral
罷	breːlʔ, bral, *bralʔ
矲	*breːlʔ
羆	*pral
襬	pral, pʰrals
藣	pral, prals

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *preːlʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 罷 (OC *breːlʔ, *bral, *bralʔ).

Etymology

classifier for occurrences "time": Zhao (1990) and Li (2005) consider this to be a Kra-Dai substrate word; compare Zhuang baez, Bouyei baiz, Lingao fɔi³.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bǎi (bai³)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ
(Chengdu, SP): bai³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): baai²
(Taishan, Wiktionary): bai²
Gan (Wiktionary): bai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pái / pâi
(Meixian, Guangdong): bai³
Jin (Wiktionary): bai²
Min Bei (KCR): bǎi / ba̿i
Min Dong (BUC): bā̤ / bāi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): pái / páiⁿ / mái
(Teochew, Peng'im): bai²
Wu (Wiktionary): pa (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): bai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎi
  - Wade–Giles: pai³
  - Yale: bǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bae
  - Palladius: бай (baj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bai³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: baai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baai²
  - Yale: báai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bai²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bai²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pái / pâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bai` / bai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bai³ / bai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pai̯³¹/, /pai̯²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bai³
  - Sinological IPA: /paɪ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bai²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pai⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎi / ba̿i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai²¹/, /pai³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bā̤ / bāi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛ³³/, /pai³³/

Note:

bā̤ - vernacular;
bāi - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pái
  - Tâi-lô: pái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pae
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /pai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /pai⁴²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: páiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: páinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvae
  - IPA (Taipei): /pãi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pãi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Tong'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mái
  - Tâi-lô: mái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mãi⁵³/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /mãi³¹/

Note: mái - alternative pronunciation for classifier for occurrences.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bai²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: pa (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa̱³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: /pˠɛ^X/

Rime
Character	擺
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	北買切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠɛ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚæ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/pæi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paɨj^X/
Li Rong	/pɛ^X/
Wang Li	/pai^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/pai^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bǎi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	baai²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*preːlʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	擺
Reading #	1/1
No.	167
Phonetic component	罷
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	擺
Old Chinese	/*preːlʔ/

Definitions

擺

^† to get rid of; to break free from; to push aside
^† to separate; to divide
to put; to place; to arrange
- 我們要為會議擺好椅子。 [MSC, trad.]
  我们要为会议摆好椅子。 [MSC, simp.]
  Wǒmen yào wèi huìyì bǎi hǎo yǐzi. [Pinyin]
  We will need to set out chairs for the meeting.
- 在一張桌子上擺著一盤棋。 [MSC, trad.]
  在一张桌子上摆着一盘棋。 [MSC, simp.]
  Zài yī zhāng zhuōzi shàng bǎi zhe yī pán qí. [Pinyin]
  There was a game of chess on a table.
- 她把拖鞋整齊地擺在床下。 [MSC, trad.]
  她把拖鞋整齐地摆在床下。 [MSC, simp.]
  Tā bǎ tuōxié zhěngqí de bǎi zài chuángxià. [Pinyin]
  She put the slippers under the bed neatly.
- 許多嚴峻的挑戰還擺在眼前。 [MSC, trad.]
  许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。 [MSC, simp.]
  Xǔduō yánjùn de tiǎozhàn hái bǎi zài yǎnqián. [Pinyin]
  Many serious challenges still lie ahead.
- 唔該你同其他啲嘢擺埋一齊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  唔该你同其他啲嘢摆埋一齐。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ kei⁴ taa¹ di¹ je⁵ baai² maai⁴ jat¹ cai⁴. [Jyutping]
  Please put it by the other things.
to put on; to assume (air); to display
- 她擺了一個優美的姿勢。 [MSC, trad.]
  她摆了一个优美的姿势。 [MSC, simp.]
  Tā bǎi le yī ge yōuměi de zīshì. [Pinyin]
  She adopted an elegant pose.
(regional) to talk; to speak; to lay bare; to state clearly
to sway; to wave; to swing
pendulum
- 鐘擺／钟摆 ― zhōngbǎi ― pendulum
- 擺鐘／摆钟 ― bǎizhōng ― pendulum clock
- 單擺／单摆 ― dānbǎi ― simple pendulum
(neologism, slang) Short for 擺爛／摆烂 (bǎilàn, “to strive instead for shoddiness”).
(dialectal) Short for 擺子／摆子 (bǎizi, “malaria”).
(archaic) to scheme; to set up
(archaic) to wrap
^† Alternative form of 捭 (bǎi, “to hit; to beat”).
(Min Nan, Hakka, Malaysia Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences: time
逐擺／逐摆 [Hokkien] ― ta̍k-pái [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― every time
這擺／这摆 [Sixian Hakka] ― liá-pái [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― this time
a surname

Synonyms

(to place):

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存放 (cúnfàng)
安放 (ānfàng)
放 (fàng)

放置 (fàngzhì)
置放 (zhìfàng)
擱／搁 (gē)

擱置／搁置 (gēzhì)
擺列／摆列 (bǎiliè)
擺放／摆放 (bǎifàng)

Dialectal synonyms of 放 (“to put; to place”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		置
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		放
Mandarin	Beijing	擱, 放
	Taiwan	放
	Jinan	擱, 放
	Xi'an	擱, 放
	Wuhan	放, 擱, 頓
	Chengdu	擱, 放
	Guilin	放
	Yangzhou	擺, 放
	Hefei	擱, 放
	Singapore	放
Cantonese	Guangzhou	放, 擠, 躉
	Hong Kong	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	放
	Macau	擠
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	放
	Foshan	擠
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	擠
	Foshan (Shunde)	擠
	Foshan (Sanshui)	擠
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	擠
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	安
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	擠
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	擠
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	放
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	放
	Taishan	放, 跌, 躉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	放
	Enping (Niujiang)	放
	Heshan (Yayao)	放
	Dongguan	𠱂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	放
	Yangjiang	𠱂, 放
Gan	Nanchang	擱, 擺, 放
Hakka	Meixian	放
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	放
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	放
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	放
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	放
	Conghua (Lütian)	放
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	放
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	放
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	放
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	放
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	擱, 放
Min Bei	Jian'ou	架, 放
Min Dong	Fuzhou	放, 廮
Min Dong	Matsu	放, 廮
Min Nan	Xiamen	𣹇, 下
	Quanzhou	𣹇, 下
	Zhangzhou	𣹇, 下
	Tainan	囥
	Penang (Hokkien)	下
	Singapore (Hokkien)	放
	Manila (Hokkien)	下
	Chaozhou	放
	Shantou	放
	Singapore (Teochew)	放
	Singapore (Hainanese)	放
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	安
Wu	Suzhou	擺, 放
	Ningbo	按, 擺
	Wenzhou	囥
Xiang	Changsha	放, 擺
Xiang	Shuangfeng	放

(classifier for occurrences; time):

Dialectal synonyms of 次 (“time (frequency)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		度
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		次, 回, 遍
Mandarin	Taiwan	次
	Malaysia	次
	Singapore	次
Cantonese	Guangzhou	次
	Hong Kong	次
	Macau	次
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	次, 擺
	Singapore (Guangfu)	次, 擺
Hakka	Meixian	擺
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	擺
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	次
	Liannan	次
	Jiexi	輪
	Changting	回
	Wuping	下, 到
	Ninghua	回
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擺, 到
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	擺, 到
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擺, 到
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擺, 到
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擺, 到
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擺, 回
	Hong Kong	次
	Senai (Huiyang)	擺
Min Dong	Fuzhou	匝
Min Nan	Xiamen	擺, 斗
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	擺
	Quanzhou	擺, 斗
	Anxi	擺
	Zhangzhou	擺, 斗
	Zhao'an	次, 擺
	Tainan	擺, 改, 斗
	Penang (Hokkien)	斗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	擺
	Manila (Hokkien)	擺
	Chaozhou	匝, 過
	Jieyang	匝, 過, 擺
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	次, 匝
	Singapore (Teochew)	擺, 匝
	Wenchang	下, 次
Wu	Shanghai	次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下
	Shanghai (Chongming)	趟, 頓, 場
	Suzhou	趟, 頓, 場
	Danyang	頓, 場
	Hangzhou	埭, 趟, 頓, 通
	Ningbo	回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記

(to talk):

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Synonyms of 擺

申明 (shēnmíng)
申言 (shēnyán) (literary)
講出來/讲出来 (jiǎng chūlái)
宣稱／宣称 (xuānchēng)
敘說／叙说 (xùshuō)
敘述／叙述 (xùshù)

稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
稱述／称述 (chēngshù)
聲明／声明 (shēngmíng)
聲稱／声称 (shēngchēng)
聲言／声言 (shēngyán) (literary)
號稱／号称 (hàochēng)

講述／讲述 (jiǎngshù)
述說／述说 (shùshuō)
陳報／陈报 (chénbào)
陳說／陈说 (chénshuō)
陳述／陈述 (chénshù)

(to sway): 晃 (huàng), 搖／摇 (yáo)

Compounds

Derived terms from 擺

一搖一擺／一摇一摆
一搖三擺／一摇三摆
下擺／下摆
佈擺／布摆
佛科擺／佛科摆
停擺／停摆 (tíngbǎi)
分擺／分摆
單擺／单摆 (dānbǎi)
大搖大擺／大摇大摆 (dàyáodàbǎi)
大擺褶子／大摆褶子
大明大擺／大明大摆
布擺／布摆
後擺／后摆 (āu-pái) (Min Nan)
打擺子／打摆子 (dǎ bǎizi)
拋擺／抛摆
搖搖擺擺／摇摇摆摆
搖擺／摇摆 (yáobǎi)
搖擺不定／摇摆不定 (yáobǎibùdìng)
搖擺樂／摇摆乐
搖頭擺尾／摇头摆尾
搖頭擺腦／摇头摆脑 (yáotóubǎinǎo)
擺不平／摆不平
擺不開／摆不开
擺了一道／摆了一道
擺佈／摆布 (bǎibù)
擺供／摆供 (bǎigòng)
擺出／摆出
擺列／摆列 (bǎiliè)
擺制／摆制
擺劃／摆划 (bǎihua)
擺動／摆动 (bǎidòng)
擺動波／摆动波
擺在心上／摆在心上
擺在眼前／摆在眼前
擺地攤／摆地摊

擺夷／摆夷 (Bǎiyí)
擺姿勢／摆姿势
擺子／摆子 (bǎizi)
擺尾／摆尾 (bǎiwěi)
擺尾搖頭／摆尾摇头
擺布／摆布
擺席／摆席
擺平／摆平 (bǎipíng)
擺弄／摆弄 (bǎinòng)
擺忙／摆忙
擺手／摆手 (bǎishǒu)
擺搠／摆搠
擺搭／摆搭
擺撥／摆拨 (bǎibō)
擺撥不下／摆拨不下
擺撼／摆撼
擺擂臺／摆擂台 (bǎi lèitái)
擺擺搖搖／摆摆摇摇
擺攤／摆摊 (bǎitān)
擺攤兒／摆摊儿 (bǎi tānr)
擺攤子／摆摊子 (bǎi tānzi)
擺放／摆放 (bǎifàng)
擺明／摆明 (bǎimíng)
擺架子／摆架子 (bǎi jiàzi)
擺格／摆格 (bǎigé)
擺槊／摆槊
擺樣子／摆样子 (bǎi yàngzi)
擺款／摆款
擺浪子／摆浪子
擺渡／摆渡 (bǎidù)
擺渡船／摆渡船
擺烏龍／摆乌龙 (bǎiwūlóng)
擺番／摆番
擺當／摆当
擺盪／摆荡

擺空架子／摆空架子
擺站／摆站
擺線／摆线
擺脫／摆脱 (bǎituō)
擺落／摆落
擺行陣／摆行阵
擺袖卻金／摆袖却金
擺設／摆设 (bǎishè)
擺設兒／摆设儿 (bǎisher)
擺請兒／摆请儿
擺譜兒／摆谱儿 (bǎipǔr)
擺賣／摆卖
擺酒／摆酒 (bǎijiǔ)
擺針／摆针
擺鐘／摆钟 (bǎizhōng)
擺門子／摆门子
擺門面／摆门面 (bǎi ménmiàn)
擺開／摆开 (bǎikāi)
擺開陣勢／摆开阵势
擺闊／摆阔 (bǎikuò)
擺陣／摆阵
擺雲鑼兒／摆云锣儿
擺露／摆露
擺飯／摆饭
擺飾／摆饰
擺龍門陣／摆龙门阵 (bǎi lóngménzhèn)
明擺著／明摆着 (míngbǎizhe)
東搖西擺／东摇西摆
歪擺佈／歪摆布
沒做擺佈／没做摆布
沒擺佈處／没摆布处
發擺子／发摆子
重力擺／重力摆
鐘擺／钟摆 (zhōngbǎi)

Japanese

Kanji

擺

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): はい (hai)
Kun: ひらく (hiraku)

Korean

Hanja

擺 (eum 파 (pa))

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Vietnamese

Han character

擺: Hán Nôm readings: bẫy, bài, bãi, bay, bãy, bai, báy

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擺

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