牙儈

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	broker
trad. (牙儈)		牙	儈
simp. (牙侩)		牙	侩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yákuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ kui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yákuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yákuài
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: yá-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yakuay
    • Palladius: якуай (jakuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ kui²
    • Yale: ngàh kúi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ kui²
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ kui²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ kʰuːi̯³⁵/

Noun

牙儈

1. (archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator

Synonyms

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• 中人 (zhōngrén)
• 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
• 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
• 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
• 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
• 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
• 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
• 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
• 掮客 (qiánkè)
• 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
• 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
• 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
• 牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
• 當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
• 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
• 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
• 說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)