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; skillful; timely
trad. (取巧)		取	巧
simp. ^#(取巧)		取	巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǔqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi² haau²
Min Nan (POJ): chhú-khiáu / chhí-khiáu / chhú-khá / chhí-khá

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): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (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): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ 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): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/

Verb

取巧

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)

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