拆招牌

Cantonese · source Jyutpingcaak3 ziu1 paai4

Meanings

  1. lit. to remove one's signboard, meaning to destroy one's good reputation
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Same syllable, six tones

caakcaak1—caak2—策caak3policycaak4—caak5—贼caak6thief
paaipaai1—paai2—派paai3clique排paai4a rowpaai5—paai6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: chai1 zhao1 pai2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caak3 ziu1 paai4

Cantonese word readings for 拆招牌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity拆招牌 拆招牌 [chai1 zhao1 pai2] {caak3 ziu1 paai4} /lit. to remove one's signboard, meaning to destroy one's good reputation/

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