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肥皂劇

肥皂劇

See also: 肥皂剧

Chinese

		soap	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (肥皂劇)		肥皂	劇
simp. (肥皂剧)		肥皂	剧

Noun

肥皂劇

soap opera

Etymology

Calque of English soap opera.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): féizàojù

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei⁴ zou⁶ kek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: féizàojù
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feirtzawjiw
  - IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei⁴ zou⁶ kek⁶
  - Yale: fèih jouh kehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei⁴ dzou⁶ kek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /fei̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² kʰɛːk̚²/