犄角
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
| simp. #(犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
| alternative forms | 掎角 | ||
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎo
- Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao3
- Yale: jī-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeau
- Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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雞腳 / 鸡脚
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei1 gok3
- Yale: gēi gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: géi1 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
犄角
- (literary, military) to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
| simp. #(犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
| alternative forms | 畸角 | ||
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎo → jījiao (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåo
- Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao5
- Yale: jī-jyau
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jeau
- Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯²/
- Homophones:
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雞腳 / 鸡脚
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎor → jījiaor (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåor
- Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao5-ʼrh
- Yale: jī-jyaur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jeaul
- Palladius: цзицзяор (cziczjaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei1 gok3
- Yale: gēi gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: géi1 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
犄角
Synonyms
- (corner formed by two walls):
Derived terms
- 犄角旮旯 (jījiǎogālá)
Pronunciation 3
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
| simp. #(犄角) | 犄 | 角 | |
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jījiao
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåo
- Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao5
- Yale: jī-jyau
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jiau
- Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei1 gok3
- Yale: gēi gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: géi1 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
犄角
- (colloquial) horn (of an animal)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 角 (“horn”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 角 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 犄角 |
| Singapore | 角 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 角 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 犄角 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 角 |
| Wuhan | 角 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 角 |
| Hefei | 角 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 角 |
| Hong Kong | 角 | |
| Yangjiang | 角 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 角 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 角 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 角 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 角 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 角 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 角 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 角 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 角 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 角 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 角 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 角, 角角 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 角 |
| Chaozhou | 角 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 角 |
| Wenzhou | 角 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 角 |
| Shuangfeng | 角 | |