# 鼓掌
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gǔzhǎng
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gu$^3$ zang$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^2$ zoeng$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-chióng / kó͘-chiáng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzhǎng [Phonetic: gúzhǎng]
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gǔjhǎng
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^3$-chang$^3$
*** Yale: gǔ-jǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujaang
*** Palladius: гучжан (gučžan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$股掌 股長／股长 鼓掌
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gu$^3$ zang$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guzang
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵³ t͡saŋ⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^2$ zoeng$^2$
*** Yale: gú jéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^2$ dzoeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^2$ zêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-chióng
*** Tâi-lô: kóo-tsióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kofciorng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-chiáng
*** Tâi-lô: kóo-tsiáng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kofciarng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaŋ⁵³/

### Verb

鼓掌
* to applaud; to clap; to put one's hands together
    起立鼓掌 ― qǐlì gǔzhǎng ― to give a standing ovation
       Gěi Fù lǎoshī gǔ ge zhǎng. [Pinyin]
       Give Teacher Fu a round of applause.
       Yǎn de bùcuò, gěi nǐ gǔ gǔzhǎng ba! [Pinyin]
       Bravo! I'll put my hands together for you!

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 拊手 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拍手, 鼓掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鼓掌, 拍巴掌兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拍手 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 拍手兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拍巴掌, 拍呱兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拍手, 拍巴掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 拍手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 拍手 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 拍手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 拍手 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 拍手, 拍巴掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 拍手, 拍巴掌, 拍巴巴掌, 鼓掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拍手, 拍巴掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 拍巴掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 拍手 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 拍手, 拍巴掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 拍巴掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 拍巴掌 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拍手, 拍手掌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拍手 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 拍手 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 拍手 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 拍巴掌 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拍巴腫 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 打巴子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拍手, 拍掌 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打巴掌 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 拍手 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 拍手, 拍手仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 拍手 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 拍手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 拍手 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 拍手 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 拍手 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 拍手 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 拍手 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拍手 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拍掌 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 拍噗仔, 拍匹噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 拍噗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍手 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍噗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拍噗仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拍噗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 拍噗 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拍噗 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 鼓掌 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 拍手 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 拍手掌 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 拍手 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拍手 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 拍手 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拍手 |
| Wu | Danyang | 拍手 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 拍手 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 拍手 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拍掌, 拍手 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 拍手 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 拍手, 拍手板, 拍巴掌 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 拍手板心 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 拍手板 |

#### Derived terms

* 鼓掌歡呼／鼓掌欢呼