金字招牌

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business, company or product
simp. and trad. (金字招牌)		金	字	招牌
Literally: “gilded signboard (for shops)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnzì zhāopái

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄓㄠㄆㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zi⁶ ziu¹ paai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnzì zhāopái
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄓㄠㄆㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jintzyh jaupair
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ zi⁶ ziu¹ paai⁴
  - Yale: gām jih jīu pàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzi⁶ dziu¹ paai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ji⁶ jiu¹ pai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pʰɑːi̯²¹/

Noun

金字招牌

(figuratively) pompous title; vainglorious name

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