見機

See also: 见机

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (見機)		見	機
simp. (见机)		见	机

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànjī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gei¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànji
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chi¹
  - Yale: jyàn-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannji
  - Palladius: цзяньцзи (czjanʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    劍擊 / 剑击
    見機 / 见机
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ gei¹
  - Yale: gin gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-ki
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiernky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

Verb

見機

(literary) to spot an opportunity (and act on it)