金字招牌

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business, company or product
trad. (金字招牌)		金	字	招牌
simp. #(金字招牌)		金	字	招牌
Literally: “gilded signboard (for shops)”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnzì zhāopái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄓㄠ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zi⁶ ziu¹ paai⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹cin-zy-tsau-ba

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnzì zhāopái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄓㄠ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinzìh jhaopái
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-tzŭ⁴ chao¹-pʻai²
    • Yale: jīn-dz̀ jāu-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jintzyh jaupair
    • Palladius: цзиньцзы чжаопай (czinʹczy čžaopaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ zi⁶ ziu¹ paai⁴
    • Yale: gām jih jīu pàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzi⁶ dziu¹ paai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ji⁶ jiu¹ pai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹cin-zy-tsau-ba
    • MiniDict: cin^平 zy tsau ba
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jin-zr-tsau-ba
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡sɔ³³ ba²¹/

Noun

金字招牌

1. (figurative) pompous title; vainglorious name