馬後炮
Chinese
edit| horse; surname | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
cannon; gun; firecracker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬後炮/馬後砲) | 馬 | 後 | 炮/砲 | |
| simp. (马后炮) | 马 | 后 | 炮 | |
Etymology
editThe name of a Chinese chess move; see the Wikipedia article for more.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎhòupào
- Wade–Giles: ma3-hou4-pʻao4
- Yale: mǎ-hòu-pàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maahowpaw
- Palladius: махоупао (maxoupao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎhòupàor
- Wade–Giles: ma3-hou4-pʻao4-ʼrh
- Yale: mǎ-hòu-pàur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maahowpawl
- Palladius: махоупаор (maxoupaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: mǎhōupāo
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): ma3 hou4 pao4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma¹¹ xəɯ⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁴⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 hau6 paau3
- Yale: máh hauh paau
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 hau6 paau3
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 heo6 pao3
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ hɐu̯²² pʰaːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit馬後炮
- (xiangqi) “cannon shot behind horse”, a position in which one's general is checkmated by the opponent's horse and cannon
- (idiomatic, figurative) belated effort or action; twenty-twenty hindsight