蓋世太保

Chinese

		to be unparalleled; to be matchless	“grand guardian”, a title for a very high official in imperial China
trad. (蓋世太保)		蓋世	太保
simp. (盖世太保)		盖世	太保

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of German Gestapo.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gàishìtàibǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Gàishìtàibǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gayshyhtaybao
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Gàishìhtàibǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²
  - Yale: koi sai taai bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ sai³ taai³ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: koi³ sei³ tai³ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːy̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tʰäːi̯³³ pou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

蓋世太保

Gestapo (Nazi secret police)

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