擠牙膏

Chinese

		crowded; to squeeze	toothpaste
trad. (擠牙膏)		擠	牙膏
simp. (挤牙膏)		挤	牙膏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐ yágāo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ yágāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ yágao
  - Wade–Giles: chi³ ya²-kao¹
  - Yale: jǐ yá-gāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii yagau
  - Palladius: цзи ягао (czi jagao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

擠牙膏

(literally) to squeeze out toothpaste
(figurative) to extract a confession under pressure; to start action under pressure

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 擳牙膏／𰓜牙膏 (zit¹ ngaa⁴ gou¹)

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