裁剪

Chinese

		cut out (as a dress); cut; trim cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgement	cut with scissors; scissors
trad. (裁剪)		裁	剪
simp. ^#(裁剪)		裁	剪
anagram		剪裁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáijiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ zin²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhâi-chián

(Teochew, Peng'im): cai⁵ ziang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cáijiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cáijiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-chien³
  - Yale: tsái-jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairjean
  - Palladius: цайцзянь (cajczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    裁剪
    裁減 / 裁减
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ zin²
  - Yale: chòih jín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ dzin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ jin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːn³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhâi-chián
  - Tâi-lô: tshâi-tsián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhaiciern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai¹³⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cai⁵ ziang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshâi tsiáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ⁵²/

Verb

裁剪

(literal) to tailor (clothes); to trim; to prune; to crop
(figurative) to consider trade-offs