A字膊

Chinese

			letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	shoulder; upper arm
trad. (A字膊)		A	字	膊
simp. ^#(A字膊)		A	字	膊
Literally: “A-shaped shoulders”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ zi⁶ bok³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ei¹ zi⁶ bok³
  - Yale: ēi jih bok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ dzi⁶ bok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: éi¹ ji⁶ bog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/

Noun

A字膊

(Cantonese, literally) sloped shoulders
(Cantonese, figuratively) sloppy shoulders (the act of not willing to take responsibility)

See also

卸膊 (se³ bok³)

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