挖角

Chinese

		to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (挖角)		挖	角
simp. #(挖角)		挖	角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wājué

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waat³ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wājué
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wajyué
    • Wade–Giles: wa¹-chüeh²
    • Yale: wā-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uajyue
    • Palladius: вацзюэ (vaczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waat³ gok³
    • Yale: waat gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waat⁸ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wad³ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

Verb

挖角

1. to headhunt; to poach