勾畫

Chinese

		affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	draw; picture; painting
trad. (勾畫)		勾	畫
simp. (勾画)		勾	画
alternative forms		勾劃／勾划

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōuhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ waak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōuhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gouhuà
    • Wade–Giles: kou¹-hua⁴
    • Yale: gōu-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gouhuah
    • Palladius: гоухуа (gouxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau¹ waak⁶
    • Yale: ngāu waahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ waak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ wag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ waːk̚²/

Verb

勾畫

1. to sketch out; to draw an outline of; to delineate
2. to describe (with succinct language)

Synonyms

• (to sketch out): 勾勒 (gōulè)