罷休

罷休

See also: 罢休

Chinese

		(final part.); to stop; cease (final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish	to rest
trad. (罷休)		罷	休
simp. (罢休)		罢	休

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàxiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa⁶ jau¹
• Min Nan (POJ): pǎ-hiu / pā-hiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bàxiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahshiou
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa⁶ jau¹
    • Yale: bah yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa⁶ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba⁶ yeo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /päː²² jɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǎ-hiu
    • Tâi-lô: pǎ-hiu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pa²² hiu³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pā-hiu
    • Tâi-lô: pā-hiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paxhiw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa³³⁻²¹ hiu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pa²²⁻²¹ hiu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pa³³⁻¹¹ hiu⁴⁴/

Verb

罷休

1. (usually in negative sentences) to stop and give up; to abandon

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 放煞

Derived terms

一緊二慢三罷休／一紧二慢三罢休 善罷罷休／善罢罢休

誓不罷休／誓不罢休

Related terms

• 甘休 (gānxiū)