當頭棒喝

Chinese

		right on someone's head; overhead; head on right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly	to receive a blow with a stick or a yell by his master to bring about instant realization or awakening
trad. (當頭棒喝)		當頭	棒喝
simp. (当头棒喝)		当头	棒喝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngtóubànghè

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ tau⁴ paang⁵ hot³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngtóubànghè
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangtóubànghè
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-tʻou²-pang⁴-ho⁴
  - Yale: dāng-tóu-bàng-hè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtourbanqheh
  - Palladius: дантоубанхэ (dantoubanxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ tau⁴ paang⁵ hot³
  - Yale: dōng tàuh páahng hot
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tau⁴ paang⁵ hot⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ teo⁴ pang⁵ hod³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰaːŋ¹³ hɔːt̚³/

Idiom

當頭棒喝

(Buddhism, of a novice monk) to receive a blow with a stick or a yell by his master to bring about instant realization or awakening
(figurative) stern warning; wake-up call

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