鑿空
Chinese
| chisel | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鑿空) | 鑿 | 空 | |
| simp. (凿空) | 凿 | 空 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: záokōng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: záokong
- Wade–Giles: tsao2-kʻung1
- Yale: dzáu-kūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaurkong
- Palladius: цзаокун (czaokun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuòkōng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuòkong
- Wade–Giles: tso4-kʻung1
- Yale: dzwò-kūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohkong
- Palladius: цзокун (czokun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zok6 hung1
- Yale: johk hūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzok9 hung1
- Guangdong Romanization: zog6 hung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chha̍k-khang
- Tâi-lô: tsha̍k-khang
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhagqafng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
鑿空
Adjective
鑿空
- (literary) forced; far-fetched