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對號入座

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Pīnyīn
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to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
對
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *對* | 對* | *對
14画
correct, right; facing, opposed
对
0440.0 3410.0
TGDI
號
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *號* | 號* | *號
13画
mark, sign; symbol; number
号
6121.1
RSYPU
入
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *入* | 入* | *入
2画
enter, come in(to), join
8000.0
OH
座
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *座* | 座* | *座
10画
seat; stand, base
0021.4
IOOG

Word decomposition:

TraditionalEnglish Definition
對號入座
to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack
對
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *對* | 對* | *對
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
對號
tick / check mark (✓) / number for verification (serial number, seat number etc) / (fig.) two things match up
 號
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *號* | 號* | *號
(bound form) to wail; to howl
 號
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *號* | 號* | *號
(literary) to call out; to command / (bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号) / (bound form) mark; sign / to mark; to label; to assign a number / (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号, 年號|年号, 遼寧號|辽宁号) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间 "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号 "the 7th") / (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉) / classifier for numbered people or items
  入
  rù​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *入* | 入* | *入
to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时) / abbr. for 入聲|入声 / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
  入座
to take one's seat
   座
   zuò​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc