綁樁

See also: 绑桩

Chinese

		to tie; bind or fasten together	item; stump; stake item; stump; stake; pile
trad. (綁樁)		綁	樁
simp. (绑桩)		绑	桩

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 縛柱仔跤/缚柱仔跤 (pa̍k thiāu-á-kha), literally “to tie the base of the piles together”.

The Mandarin equivalent of 縛／缚 (pa̍k, “to tie, to bind together”) is 綁／绑 (bǎng), and the Mandarin equivalent of 柱仔 (thiāu-á, “stake, pile, post”) is 樁／桩 (zhuāng). The phrase “to tie together one's base piles” is a metaphor for when a politician earmarks money in a budget in order to benefit key supporters (such as local political leaders, companies with government contracts etc) in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎngzhuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎngzhuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎngjhuang
    • Wade–Giles: pang³-chuang¹
    • Yale: bǎng-jwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baangjuang
    • Palladius: банчжуан (bančžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

綁樁

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) pork barrel

Related terms

• 樁腳／桩脚 (zhuāngjiǎo)
• 綁樁腳／绑桩脚