草臺班子

Chinese

		temporary performance stage built in the countryside	organised group; team; troupe
trad. (草臺班子)		草臺	班子
simp. (草台班子)		草台	班子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎotái bānzi

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄢ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎotái bānzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄢ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎotái banzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻao³-tʻai² pan¹-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: tsǎu-tái bān-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaotair ban.tzy
  - Palladius: цаотай баньцзы (caotaj banʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ pän⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

Noun

草臺班子

(literal, theater) small troupe touring rural areas
(figurative) makeshift, poorly-equipped or ad-hoc team

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