泡湯

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	soup; hot water
trad. (泡湯)		泡	湯
simp. (泡汤)		泡	汤

Etymology

"to fall through": Originated from slang among salt merchants. When salt is in contact with water, it dissolves and this would be a great loss.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pàotāng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ tong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pàotāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pàotang
  - Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-tʻang¹
  - Yale: pàu-tāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawtang
  - Palladius: паотан (paotan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau³ tong¹
  - Yale: paau tōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ tong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pao³ tong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³³ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

泡⫽湯 (verb-object)

(literally) to bathe in hot water, especially a hot spring
(colloquial) to fall through

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