技巧

Chinese

		skill	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (技巧/伎巧)		技/伎	巧
simp. (技巧)		技	巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ haau²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kî-kháu

(Hailu, HRS): gi^ˋ kau^ˊ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ki-khá / ki-khiáu

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi⁶ ka²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ji-chiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìqiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìciǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻiao³
  - Yale: jì-chyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcheau
  - Palladius: цзицяо (czicjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei⁶ haau²
  - Yale: geih háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² haːu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kháu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ kau^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ kau³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ kʰau̯³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˋ kau^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵³ kʰau²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khá
  - Tâi-lô: ki-khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qar
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khiáu
  - Tâi-lô: ki-khiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qiao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi⁶ ka²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĭ khá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji-chiau
  - MiniDict: ji^去 chiau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-qiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

技巧

technique or skill (in arts, sports, etc.)
acrobatic gymnastics

Synonyms

(skill):

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一手
人才 (réncái)
伎倆 / 伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
俊才 (jùncái)
兩手 / 两手 (liǎngshǒu)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力量 (lìliàng)
功力 (gōnglì)
功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
才具 (cáijù) (formal)
才力 (cáilì)
才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
才幹 / 才干 (cáigàn)
才情 (cáiqíng)
手段 (shǒuduàn)
手法 (shǒufǎ)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
才能 (cáinéng)
手腕 (shǒuwàn)
手腕子 (shou³ onn³ zr) (Xiang)
才華 / 才华 (cáihuá)
把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
技能 (jìnéng)
技藝 / 技艺 (jìyì)
技術 / 技术 (jìshù)
招數 / 招数 (zhāoshù)
本事
本領 / 本领 (běnlǐng)
材幹 / 材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
能力 (nénglì)
能為 / 能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
能量 (néngliàng)
花頭 / 花头 (Wu)
著數 / 着数
解數 / 解数
資力 / 资力 (zīlì)
路數 / 路数 (lùshù)
身手 (shēnshǒu)
道行

(acrobatic gymnastics): 技巧運動／技巧运动 (jìqiǎo yùndòng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (技巧):

→ Japanese: 技(ぎ)巧(こう) (gikō)
→ Korean: 기교(技巧) (gigyo)
→ Vietnamese: kỹ xảo (技巧)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
技	巧
ぎ Grade: 5	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎこー [gìkóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲiko̞ː]

Noun

技(ぎ)巧(こう) • (gikō) ^{←ぎかう (gikau)^?}

technique, technical ability, finesse, skill

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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