挺拔

Chinese

		be straight and stiff; rather (good)	pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote
trad. (挺拔)		挺	拔
simp. #(挺拔)		挺	拔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǐngbá

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁵ bat⁶

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): théng-poa̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǐngbá
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǐngbá
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing³-pa²
    • Yale: tǐng-bá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiingbar
    • Palladius: тинба (tinba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting⁵ bat⁶
    • Yale: tíhng baht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁵ bat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting⁵ bed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ¹³ pɐt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: théng-poa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: thíng-pua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tefngpoat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puat̚¹²¹/

Adjective

挺拔

1. tall and straight
2. forceful; powerful; vigorous

Synonyms

• (tall and straight): 勁拔／劲拔 (jìngbá)
• (powerful):

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• 強力／强力 (qiánglì)
• 強大／强大 (qiángdà)
• 強有力／强有力 (qiángyǒulì)
• 強硬／强硬 (qiángyìng)
• 得力 (délì)
• 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
• 有力 (yǒulì)
• 雄勁／雄劲 (xióngjìng) (literary)

 

Related terms

• 高聳／高耸 (gāosǒng)
• 突兀 (tūwù)
• 直立 (zhílì)