破冰

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	ice
simp. and trad. (破冰)		破	冰

Etymology

The figurative sense is probably influenced by English break the ice.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòbīng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ bing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòbīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòbing
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-ping¹
  - Yale: pwò-bīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohbing
  - Palladius: побин (pobin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ bing¹
  - Yale: po bīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ bing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ bing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

破冰

to break ice; to crush ice
(figurative) to break the ice

Derived terms

破冰船 (pòbīngchuán)

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