搞三搞四
Chinese
to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of |
three | to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of |
four | ||
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| simp. and trad. (搞三搞四) |
搞 | 三 | 搞 | 四 | |
| Literally: “do three, do four”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gǎosāngǎosì
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˇ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄠˇ ㄙˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǎosangǎosìh
- Wade–Giles: kao3-san1-kao3-ssŭ4
- Yale: gǎu-sān-gǎu-sz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaosangaosyh
- Palladius: гаосаньгаосы (gaosanʹgaosy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3
- Yale: gáau sāam gáau sei
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3
- Guangdong Romanization: gao2 sam1 gao2 séi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːu̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kaːu̯³⁵ sei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
搞三搞四
- to do something shady; to have illicit relationships