考究
Chinese
to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine |
after all; to investigate; to study carefully | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (考究) | 考 | 究 | |
| simp. #(考究) | 考 | 究 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haau2 gau3
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiū → kǎojiu (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ → ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
- Wade–Giles: kʻao3-chiu5
- Yale: kǎu-jyou
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
- Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiù
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojiòu
- Wade–Giles: kʻao3-chiu4
- Yale: kǎu-jyòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaojiow
- Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haau2 gau3
- Yale: háau gau
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau2 gau3
- Guangdong Romanization: hao2 geo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
- Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
- Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
- Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kao2 giu3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
考究
- to investigate carefully; to research
- to be particular about; to be fastidious about
Synonyms
- (to research):
- (to be particular about):
- 參訪 / 参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
- 尋摸 / 寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
- 尋求 / 寻求 (xúnqiú)
- 探求 (tànqiú)
- 搜 (sōu)
- 求 (qiú)
- 求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
- 熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
- 牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
- 獵取 / 猎取 (lièqǔ)
- 覓 / 觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 訪查 / 访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
- 謀取 / 谋取 (móuqǔ)
- 謀求 / 谋求 (móuqiú)
- 講求 / 讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
- 講究 / 讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
- 追求 (zhuīqiú)
- 追逐 (zhuīzhú)
Noun
考究
- something worth researching; something worth looking into
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haau2 gau3
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiu
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
- Wade–Giles: kʻao3-chiu5
- Yale: kǎu-jyou
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
- Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haau2 gau3
- Yale: háau gau
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau2 gau3
- Guangdong Romanization: hao2 geo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
- Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
- Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
- Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kao2 giu3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adjective
考究