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掃蕩

掃蕩

See also: 扫荡

Chinese

		broom; to sweep	a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute
trad. (掃蕩)		掃	蕩
simp. (扫荡)		扫	荡

Verb

掃蕩

to root out; to wipe out

Derived terms

大掃蕩／大扫荡

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sǎodàng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ dong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so-thong
Min Nan (POJ): sàu-tǒng / sàu-tōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǎodàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saodanq
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ dong⁶
  - Yale: sou dohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ tɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so-thong
  - Hakka Romanization System: so tong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: so⁴ tong⁴
  - IPA: /so⁵⁵ tʰoŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-tǒng
  - Tâi-lô: sàu-tǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: sàu-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sao'dong
  - IPA (Taipei): /saʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saʊ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saʊ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²²/