討巧
Chinese
ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry |
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (討巧) | 討 | 巧 | |
| simp. (讨巧) | 讨 | 巧 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: táoqiǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǎociǎo
- Wade–Giles: tʻao3-chʻiao3
- Yale: tǎu-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taocheau
- Palladius: таоцяо (taocjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou2 haau2
- Yale: tóu háau
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 haau2
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 hao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thó-khá
- Tâi-lô: thó-khá
- Phofsit Daibuun: toy'qar
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
討巧
- to act artfully to get what one wants; to get the best for oneself at the least expense; to choose the easy way out
Synonyms
- 取巧 (qǔqiǎo)