扯旗
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Chinese
| pull; tear; to talk casually | banner; flag | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (扯旗) |
扯 | 旗 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ce2 kei4
- Yale: ché kèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tse2 kei4
- Guangdong Romanization: cé2 kéi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
扯旗
- (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Shadi Wu) to raise a flag; to hoist a flag
- 扯旗山 [Cantonese] ― ce2 kei4 saan1 ― Victoria Peak (literally Flag-raising Peak)
- (Cantonese, vulgar, figurative, of the penis) to be erect; to have an erection
Synonyms
- (to raise a flag):
Dialectal synonyms of 升旗 (“to raise a flag”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 升旗 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 升旗 |
| Singapore | 升旗 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 升旗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 扯旗 |
| Hong Kong | 升旗, 扯旗 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 扯旗 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 扯旗 |
- (to have an erection):
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 勃起 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 勃起 |
| Malaysia | 硬 | |
| Singapore | 硬 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雄起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扯旗, 扯, 起機, 偷柴 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起磅 |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 硬起來 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 硬 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𫞻起來 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 起陽兒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起雞 |
| Zhao'an | 翹 | |
| Kaohsiung | 起磅 | |
| Haifeng | 拍飛機 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 興陽 |
| Xianyou | 舉支 | |