算賬

See also: 算账

Chinese

		regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute	account
trad. (算賬)		算	賬
simp. (算账)		算	账
alternative forms		算帳／算帐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suànzhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun³ zoeng³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): son-chong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suànzhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suànjhàng
  - Wade–Giles: suan⁴-chang⁴
  - Yale: swàn-jàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suannjanq
  - Palladius: суаньчжан (suanʹčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun³ zoeng³
  - Yale: syun jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn³ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun³ zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn³³ t͡ʃœːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: son-chong
  - Hakka Romanization System: son zong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: son⁴ zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /son⁵⁵ t͡soŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

算賬

(literally) to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills
(figurative) to square; to settle accounts (with somebody); to get even

Synonyms

(to do accounts) (Xinzhou) 圍賬／围账
(to square): (slang) 拉清單／拉清单 (lā qīngdān)

Dialectal synonyms of 算賬 (“to settle a score; to get even”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		算賬
Mandarin	Taiwan	算賬
Mandarin	Singapore	算賬
Cantonese	Hong Kong	計數
Min Nan	Taipei	算數 GT
Min Nan	Singapore (Hokkien)	算數
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

秋後算賬／秋后算账 (qiūhòusuànzhàng)
親兄弟，明算賬／亲兄弟，明算账 (qīn xiōngdì, míng suànzhàng)

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