遮羞布

Chinese

		to hush up a scandal; to cover up one's embarrassment	to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
trad. (遮羞布)		遮羞	布
simp. ^#(遮羞布)		遮羞	布

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēxiūbù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜㄒㄧㄡㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze¹ sau¹ bou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēxiūbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜㄒㄧㄡㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhesioubù
  - Wade–Giles: chê¹-hsiu¹-pu⁴
  - Yale: jē-syōu-bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeshioubuh
  - Palladius: чжэсюбу (čžɛsjubu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze¹ sau¹ bou³
  - Yale: jē sāu bou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze¹ sau¹ bou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé¹ seo¹ bou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³/

Noun

遮羞布

loincloth (piece of clothing)
(figurative) fig leaf; cover-up (for something shameful or contemptible)

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