萬金油

Chinese

			oil; sly
trad. (萬金油)		萬金	油
simp. (万金油)		万金	油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wànjīnyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wànjīnyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannjinyou
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: wànjīnyóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄧㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannjinyoul
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2
  - Yale: maahn gām yàuh, maahn gām yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ gem¹ yeo⁴, man⁶ gem¹ yeo²
  - IPA ^(key): /mäːn²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/, /mäːn²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

萬金油

(colloquial) tiger balm; heat rub; liniment
(figuratively) jack of all trades, master of none

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