投機取巧
Chinese
to seize an opportunity; to speculate; to engage in financial speculation | to resort to trickery to serve oneself or avoid a difficulty | ||
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trad. (投機取巧) | 投機 | 取巧 | |
simp. (投机取巧) | 投机 | 取巧 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): tóujīqǔqiǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tau4 gei1 ceoi2 haau2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tóujīqǔqiǎo [Phonetic: tóujīqúqiǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tóujicyǔciǎo
- Wade–Giles: tʻou2-chi1-chʻü3-chʻiao3
- Yale: tóu-jī-chyǔ-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjicheucheau
- Palladius: тоуцзицюйцяо (touczicjujcjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tau4 gei1 ceoi2 haau2
- Yale: tàuh gēi chéui háau
- Cantonese Pinyin: tau4 gei1 tsoey2 haau2
- Guangdong Romanization: teo4 géi1 cêu2 hao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
投機取巧
- to be opportunistic