遮羞布

Chinese

		to hush up a scandal; to cover up one's embarrassment	to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
trad. (遮羞布)		遮羞	布
simp. #(遮羞布)		遮羞	布

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēxiūbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze¹ sau¹ bou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēxiūbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhesioubù
    • Wade–Giles: chê¹-hsiu¹-pu⁴
    • Yale: jē-syōu-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeshioubuh
    • Palladius: чжэсюбу (čžɛsjubu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze¹ sau¹ bou³
    • Yale: jē sāu bou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze¹ sau¹ bou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé¹ seo¹ bou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³/

Noun

遮羞布

1. loincloth (piece of clothing)
2. (figurative) fig leaf; cover-up (for something shameful or contemptible)