Q彈

Chinese

			bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach
trad. (Q彈)		Q	彈
simp. (Q弹)		Q	弹

Etymology

From Hokkien 𩚨 (khiū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kiūtán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ ㄊㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu¹ daan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kiūtán
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ ㄊㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kioután
    • Wade–Giles: kʻiu¹-tʻan²
    • Yale: kyōu-tán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioutarn
    • Palladius: кютань (kjutanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu¹ daan⁶
    • Yale: kīu daahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu¹ daan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu¹ dan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ taːn²²/

Adjective

Q彈

1. (of food) having springiness and resilience to a bite; having Q texture