取巧

Chinese

		to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (取巧)		取	巧
simp. #(取巧)		取	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi² haau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhú-khiáu / chhí-khiáu / chhú-khá / chhí-khá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔqiǎo [Phonetic: qúqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: chyǔ-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheucheau
    • Palladius: цюйцяо (cjujcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi² haau²
    • Yale: chéui háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey² haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu² hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: tshú-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhw'qiao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhí-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: tshí-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chy'qiao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-khá
    • Tâi-lô: tshú-khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhw'qar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhí-khá
    • Tâi-lô: tshí-khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chy'qar
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/

Verb

取巧

1. to resort to trickery to serve oneself or avoid a difficulty

Synonyms

• 討巧／讨巧 (tǎoqiǎo)

Derived terms

• 投機取巧 / 投机取巧 (tóujīqǔqiǎo)