十二碼

Chinese

		twelve; 12	a weight; number; yard a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
trad. (十二碼)		十二	碼
simp. (十二码)		十二	码
alternative forms		12碼／12码
Literally: “twelve yards”.

Etymology

From the fact that a penalty shot is kicked from the penalty mark, which is 12 yards from the goal line.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shí'èrmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ ji⁶ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shí'èrmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíh-èrmǎ
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-êrh⁴-ma³
  - Yale: shŕ-èr-mǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrellmaa
  - Palladius: шиэрма (šierma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ ji⁶ maa⁵
  - Yale: sahp yih máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ ji⁶ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ yi⁶ ma⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² jiː²² maː¹³/

Noun

十二碼

(soccer) penalty kick
(soccer) penalty shootout

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