七除八扣
Chinese
| seven | remove; do away with; wipe out remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except |
eight | 10 percent; button; detain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (七除八扣) | 七 | 除 | 八 | 扣 | |
| simp. #(七除八扣) | 七 | 除 | 八 | 扣 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cat1 ceoi4 baat3 kau3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhit-chhù-pat-khieu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-tû-pat-khàu / chhit-tû-poeh-khàu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīchú-bākòu
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cichúbakòu
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-chʻu2-pa1-kʻou4
- Yale: chī-chú-bā-kòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichwubakow
- Palladius: цичубакоу (cičubakou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 ceoi4 baat3 kau3
- Yale: chāt chèuih baat kau
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 tsoey4 baat8 kau3
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 cêu4 bad3 keo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ paːt̚³ kʰɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhit-chhù-pat-khieu
- Hakka Romanization System: qidˋ cuˇ badˋ kieu
- Hagfa Pinyim: qid5 cu2 bad5 kieu4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² t͡sʰu¹¹ pat̚² kʰi̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-tû-pat-khàu
- Tâi-lô: tshit-tû-pat-khàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: chitdu'patqaux
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ tu²³⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ tu²⁴⁻¹¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-tû-poeh-khàu
- Tâi-lô: tshit-tû-pueh-khàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: chitdu'poehqaux
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ tu²⁴⁻¹¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰau¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ tu²³⁻³³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰau²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
七除八扣
- (of prices, wages, etc.) to continuously reduce until little is left
Synonyms
- 七折八扣