The big TT dictionary thread

This user has no status.
This user has no status.
Well-Known Member
Mar 2015
1,308
1,001
3,858
Read 3 reviews
Hello there,
take a look at the thread and if you see that no one posted translations in your language, then please do it.

Hungarian:
FH - tenyeres
BH - fonák
penhold - tollszár
blade - fa
rubber - borítás, szoft
racket - ütő
long pips - hosszú szemcse, 'szőr'
short pips - rövid szemcse
spin - fals
topspin - felső fals, pörgetés
backspin - nyesés
loop - pörgetés, pöri
drive - kontra
counterloop - visszapörgetés, visszapöri
push - rövid nyesés, letevés
short game - rövid játék
chop - nyesés, védés, 'szeletelés'
lobbing - dobálás
block - dropp
serve - szerva
flick/flip - rövid indítás

You can ask for other terms (or full translations)
 
This user has no status.
This user has no status.
Well-Known Member
Aug 2016
1,841
2,808
13,658
Great idea!

------

Cantonese TT terms (from 1980's, not sure if terms are still in use, although speaking to some of the members of my club, they understand me)

Please keep in mind that some of the Jyutping/Cantonese transliteration into English doesn't include tones ... some people say Cantonese uses 6 tones, some say a little more


Penhold - Jihk baan (straight board) aka Ci gang baan (spoon board - as if one is holding a spoon)
Shakehand - Waang baan (horizontal board)
Racket - Baan (board)
FH - Gin sau (real/true hand) I think that is "gin" is the transliteration of 'real/true" ??
BH - Faan sau (reverse hand)
Topspin - Soeng syun (up revolve/spin)
Downspin - Haa syun (down revolve/spin)

I'm sure there Chinese members who can add in the Mandarin and/or more Cantonese and correct me if I am wrong.

-----------

Don't have time now to copy over, there are some Chinese terms in Mandarin here: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12903
 
Last edited:
This user has no status.
This user has no status.
Member
Jan 2016
469
738
1,403
I'll try to provide the Mandarin translations:

FH - 正手
BH - 反手
penhold - 直拍
shakehand - 横拍

blade - 板
sponge - 海绵
rubber - 胶皮
racket - 球拍

smooth rubber, inverted - 反胶
long pips - 长胶
medium pips - 生胶
short pips - 正胶
antispin - 防弧胶

spin - 旋转
topspin - 上旋
backspin - 下旋
sidespin - 侧旋
no spin - 不转

loop - 拉球
arc - 弧线
high loop - 拉弧线
loop kill - 前冲
drive - ?? probably just hit the ball, 打球
counterloop - 反拉
push - 搓球
short push - 摆短
short game - 短球
chop - 削球
lobbing - 放高球
smash - 扣球
block - 挡球
serve - 发球
high toss serve - 高抛发球
backhand flip - 反手拧球
forehand flip - 正手挑球

close table soft counter - 快带
punch - tan qiu (will search later)
control - 控制

I'll try to think of more later.
 
Last edited:
Top