to cross a bridge; to take advantage of; to play a trick on | to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump | board; plank; plate board; plank; plate; slab | ||
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trad. (過橋抽板) | 過橋 | 抽 | 板 | |
simp. (过桥抽板) | 过桥 | 抽 | 板 | |
Literally: “to cross a bridge and take away the planks”. |
過橋抽板
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 過河拆橋, 過河抽板, 過橋拆橋, 過橋抽板 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 過河拆橋 |
Taiwan | 過河拆橋 | |
Malaysia | 過河拆橋 | |
Singapore | 過河拆橋 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 過橋抽板 |
Hong Kong | 過橋抽板 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 過橋抽板 | |
Gan | Pingxiang | 過橋抽板 |
Hakka | Meixian | 過橋㧍板 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 過橋掹板 | |
Yudu | 過河拆橋, 過橋抽板 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 橋過拐抽 |
Longyan | 過橋拆板 | |
Wu | Wenzhou | 過河拔橋 |