乖巧
Chinese
| (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely | ||
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| trad. (乖巧) | 乖 | 巧 | |
| simp. #(乖巧) | 乖 | 巧 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai1 haau2
- Eastern Min (BUC): guăi-kiēu
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guāiqiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guaiciǎo
- Wade–Giles: kuai1-chʻiao3
- Yale: gwāi-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaicheau
- Palladius: гуайцяо (guajcjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaai1 haau2
- Yale: gwāai háau
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai1 haau2
- Guangdong Romanization: guai1 hao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khá
- Tâi-lô: kuai-khá
- Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qar
- IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khiáu
- Tâi-lô: kuai-khiáu
- Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qiao
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: guai1 ka2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuai khá
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuai³³⁻²³ kʰa⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Adjective
乖巧