# 墮胎
## Chinese

* 墮胎 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Tūi-thai (Southern Min)
* 堕胎 (Wu)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): duòtāi
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄞ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): do$^6$ toi$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō-thai / tō͘-thai / tūi-thai
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duòtāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duòtai
*** Wade–Giles: to$^4$-tʻai$^1$
*** Yale: dwò-tāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duohtai
*** Palladius: дотай (dotaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: do$^6$ toi$^1$
*** Yale: doh tōi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: do$^6$ toi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: do$^6$ toi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔː²² tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-thai
*** Tâi-lô: tō-thai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doixtay
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘-thai
*** Tâi-lô: tōo-thai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doxtay
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ⁴¹⁻²² tʰai³³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tūi-thai
*** Tâi-lô: tuī-thai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: duixtay
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui³³⁻²¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tui³³⁻¹¹ tʰai⁴⁴/

### Verb

墮⫽胎 (verb-object)
* (intransitive) to abort a fetus; to induce an abortion
    墮胎權／堕胎权 ― duòtāi quán ― abortion rights
    墮胎是殺人嗎？／堕胎是杀人吗？ ― Duòtāi shì shārén ma? ― Is abortion murder?
       Zìyóuyìzhìzhǔyì zài duòtāi wèntí shàng de lìchǎng shì shénme? [Pinyin]
       What is the libertarian stance on abortion?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 墮胎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打胎, 墮胎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 打胎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 墮胎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 刮孩子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 刮孩子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 打娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 打胎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打胎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 打胎, 墮胎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 打胎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 打胎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 打娃娃, 刮娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 打胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 打胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 打胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 打胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打胎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 打胎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 打胎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 打胎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 落仔, 墮胎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 落仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 打肚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 打胎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打肚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 拿細人仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 打胎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 打胎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 打胎, 刮胎 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 打胎 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 打娃娃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拍落身 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拍胎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拍胎 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 脫胎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拍胎 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 墜胎 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 拍胎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 提囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 提囡仔, 挈掉 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 落胎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 提掉 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 提掉 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 落胎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 提囡仔, 提掉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 提囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 拍胎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 提掉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 提囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 落囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 落囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 拍囝, 拍胎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 打胎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 打胎, 流產 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 打胎 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 打胎 |
| Wu | Danyang | 打胎, 刮胎 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 打胎 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 打胎 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 打胎 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 打胎 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 打胎, 打毛毛, 刮毛毛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 打胎 |
* 人工流產／人工流产 (réngōng liúchǎn)
* 人流 (rénliú)
* 墜胎／坠胎 (zhuìtāi) (induced abortion)

#### See also

* 流產／流产 (liúchǎn)