脫鉤

Chinese

		to shed; to take off; to escape to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	entice; hook
trad. (脫鉤/脫鈎)		脫	鉤/鈎
simp. (脱钩)		脱	钩
2nd round simp.		脱勾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuōgōu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tyut³ ngau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuōgōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄍㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuogou
  - Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-kou¹
  - Yale: twō-gōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuogou
  - Palladius: тогоу (togou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tyut³ ngau¹
  - Yale: tyut ngāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tyt⁸ ngau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tüd³ ngeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰyːt̚³ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

脫鉤

to decouple; to detach
- 2024 May 27, Jeff Sommer, “當人人都在討論「脫鉤」，中美經濟仍然緊密相連 [The Business Ties That Bind the U.S. and China Are Strong but Fraying]”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  
  然而，儘管有那麼多關於美國和中國可能「脫鉤」的不祥新聞，你可能會驚訝於兩國之間的金融聯繫仍然如此強大和緊密。 [MSC, trad.]
  然而，尽管有那么多关于美国和中国可能「脱钩」的不祥新闻，你可能会惊讶于两国之间的金融联系仍然如此强大和紧密。 [MSC, simp.]
  Rán'ér, jǐnguǎn yǒu nàme duō guānyú Měiguó hé Zhōngguó kěnéng “tuōgōu” de bùxiáng xīnwén, nǐ kěnéng huì jīngyà yú liǎngguó zhījiān de jīnróng liánjì réngrán rúcǐ qiángdà hé jǐnmì. [Pinyin]
  Yet, amid the ominous headlines about a possible “decoupling” of the United States and China, you may be surprised by how strong and binding their financial ties remain.
(figuratively) to disconnect; to break connections