三八

Chinese

		three	eight
simp. and trad. (三八)		三	八

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānbā

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ baat³
Min Nan (POJ): sam-pat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: sānbā
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanba
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    三八
    三巴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ baat³
  - Yale: sāam baat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ baat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ bad³
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ päːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-pat
  - Tâi-lô: sam-pat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sampad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ pat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/

Adjective

三八

(derogatory, of a woman, originally Min Nan) nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; foolish; stupid

Noun

三八

(derogatory) spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut

Derived terms

三八查某
三八氣／三八气

死三八
臭三八

Proper noun

三八

(～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day

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