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<p>//</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is pinyin notation for separable verbs and usually more specifically: verb-object phrases.</p>
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<p>This is not just Pleco notation. Here's an except from the editorial notes of《四川方言词典》:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Xnp81.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Xnp81.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>And the extracted text:</p>
<blockquote>
<ol start="5">
<li>多音节条目按词连写。无论词或词组，凡中间可插入其他成分的，动宾结构用“=”隔开，动补结构用“//”隔开。如“胎包袱 tai1 = bao1 fu2”、“捡顺 jian3//sun4”.</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
<p>Here's an example of an entry that uses “//” from inside the same book:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/66q26.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/66q26.png" alt="hi" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>And its extracted text:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>归顺<br />
gui1//sun4<br />
（动）收拾妥贴：房间里的床铺已叠整齐，桌上的杂物书籍全～，摆好。(现84·12·51)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>《四川方言词典》uses &quot;//&quot; for verb-compliment constructions and &quot;=&quot; for V.O. constructions but these usages may have merged later.</p>
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<p>I believe this notation has already been removed from Pleco though as it caused too much confusion for learners unfamiliar with this usage.</p>

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2020-08-19T20:48:04.090Z
It's still in Pleco but it only shows if you have the PLC dictionary as the primary one.
gnucchi
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2020-08-13T21:44:13.243Z
2020-08-13T22:07:08.367Z
2020-08-13T22:07:08.367Z
Mou某
<p>Consider the following picture:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/pNf53.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pNf53.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>What does <code>//</code> mean here? I couldn't see it for example in shou4dao4, so it's not always there.</p>

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2020-08-13T20:38:32.587Z
Which *shou4dao4*?
blackgreen
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2020-08-13T20:38:49.780Z
https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/double-slash-in-pinyin.5695/
Lionel Rowe
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What does // mean in Pleco's description of pronunciation?
# What does // mean in Pleco's description of pronunciation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-13)

Consider the following picture:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/pNf53.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/pNf53.png)

What does `//` mean here? I couldn't see it for example in shou4dao4, so it's not always there.

**Tags:** dictionary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which *shou4dao4*?  
> **username_2**: https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/double-slash-in-pinyin.5695/  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-08-13. Score: 4

> //

Is pinyin notation for separable verbs and usually more specifically: verb-object phrases.

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This is not just Pleco notation. Here's an except from the editorial notes of《四川方言词典》:

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Xnp81.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Xnp81.png)

And the extracted text:

> 5. 多音节条目按词连写。无论词或词组，凡中间可插入其他成分的，动宾结构用“=”隔开，动补结构用“//”隔开。如“胎包袱 tai1 = bao1 fu2”、“捡顺 jian3//sun4”.

Here's an example of an entry that uses “//” from inside the same book:

> [![hi](https://i.sstatic.net/66q26.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/66q26.png)

And its extracted text:

> 归顺  
> gui1//sun4  
> （动）收拾妥贴：房间里的床铺已叠整齐，桌上的杂物书籍全～，摆好。(现84·12·51)

《四川方言词典》uses "//" for verb-compliment constructions and "=" for V.O. constructions but these usages may have merged later.

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I believe this notation has already been removed from Pleco though as it caused too much confusion for learners unfamiliar with this usage.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: It's still in Pleco but it only shows if you have the PLC dictionary as the primary one.  

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