揩油

Chinese

		wipe	oil; sly
trad. (揩油)		揩	油
simp. #(揩油)		揩	油

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiyóu, kāyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄧㄡˊ, ㄎㄚ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haai¹ jau^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai-iû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiyóu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-yu²
    • Yale: kāi-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiyou
    • Palladius: кайю (kajju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kayóu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-yu²
    • Yale: kā-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kayou
    • Palladius: каю (kaju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

Note: Often mispronounced as kǎiyóu.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haai¹ jau^4-2
    • Yale: hāai yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haai¹ jau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hai¹ yeo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-iû
    • Tâi-lô: khai-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qai'iuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

Verb

揩油

1. to take advantage of or seek to gain benefits through illegal means; to scrounge
2. to grope a woman or girl

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 敲油