洗牌

洗牌

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
simp. and trad. (洗牌)		洗	牌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² paai⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sóe-pâi / sé-pâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xǐpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiipair
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² paai⁴
    • Yale: sái pàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² paai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² pai⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ pʰäːi̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-pâi
    • Tâi-lô: sué-pâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soefpaai
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ paɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ paɪ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-pâi
    • Tâi-lô: sé-pâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefpaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ paɪ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ paɪ²³/

Verb

洗牌

1. to shuffle cards, mahjong tiles, etc.; to make the pack
2. (figuratively) to reshuffle; to reorganise; to restructure; to reform

Synonyms

• (to shuffle): (Min Nan) 插牌, 搗牌／捣牌