套近乎

Chinese

		to cover; covering; case to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath	to be similar to; to be little short of; to be close to to be similar to; to be little short of; to be close to; to be almost
trad. (套近乎)		套	近乎
simp. #(套近乎)		套	近乎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàojìnhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàojìnhū → tàojìnhu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨ → ㄊㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄏㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàojìnhů
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao⁴-chin⁴-hu⁵
    • Yale: tàu-jìn-hu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tawjinn.hu
    • Palladius: таоцзиньху (taoczinʹxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu⁵⁵/ → /tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu¹/

Verb

套近乎

1. (derogatory) to worm one's way into being friends with somebody; to cotton up; to chum up