蹺蹊
Chinese
| raise one's foot | footpath | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蹺蹊) | 蹺 | 蹊 | |
| simp. (跷蹊) | 跷 | 蹊 | |
| alternative forms | QK Cantonese nonstandard | ||
| anagram | 蹊蹺/蹊跷 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiāoqī
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciaoci
- Wade–Giles: chʻiao1-chʻi1
- Yale: chyāu-chī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauchi
- Palladius: цяоци (cjaoci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kiu1 kei1
- Yale: kīu kēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: kiu1 kei1
- Guangdong Romanization: kiu1 kéi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
蹺蹊
Noun
蹺蹊
- (Cantonese) fishiness; something that is fishy, suspicious
Derived terms
- 事有蹺蹊 / 事有跷蹊