揩油

Chinese

		wipe	oil; sly
trad. (揩油)		揩	油
simp. ^#(揩油)		揩	油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāiyóu, kāyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄧㄡˊ, ㄎㄚㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haai¹ jau^4-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-iû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāiyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kaiyóu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-yu²
  - Yale: kāi-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiyou
  - Palladius: кайю (kajju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kāyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kayóu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-yu²
  - Yale: kā-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kayou
  - Palladius: каю (kaju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

Note: Often mispronounced as kǎiyóu.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haai¹ jau^4-2
  - Yale: hāai yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haai¹ jau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hai¹ yeo^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-iû
  - Tâi-lô: khai-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qai'iuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

Verb

揩油

to take advantage of or seek to gain benefits through illegal means; to scrounge
to grope a woman or girl

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 敲油