故紙堆

Chinese

			a pile; a mass; heap a pile; a mass; heap; stack
trad. (故紙堆)		故紙	堆
simp. (故纸堆)		故纸	堆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùzhǐduī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄉㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ zi² deoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùzhǐduī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄉㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùjhǐhduei
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-chih³-tui¹
    • Yale: gù-jř-dwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhjyyduei
    • Palladius: гучжидуй (gučžiduj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ zi² deoi¹
    • Yale: gu jí dēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ dzi² doey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ ji² dêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ t͡siː³⁵ tɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

故紙堆

1. large number of old books and materials

   鑽故紙堆／钻故纸堆  ―  zuān gùzhǐduī  ―  to delve into old books