蹊蹺

Chinese

	footpath	raise one's foot
trad. (蹊蹺)	蹊	蹺
simp. (蹊跷)	蹊	跷
alternative forms	㩻蹺／㩻跷
anagram	蹺蹊／跷蹊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīqiāo, xīqiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄠ, ㄒㄧㄑㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai¹ kiu²
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khi-khiau

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki¹ kiao¹ / ki¹ kiou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīqiāo → qīqiao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄠ → ㄑㄧ ˙ㄑㄧㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciciåo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻiao⁵
  - Yale: chī-chyau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi.chiau
  - Palladius: цицяо (cicjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīqiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siciao
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻiao¹
  - Yale: syī-chyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichiau
  - Palladius: сицяо (sicjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kai¹ kiu²
  - Yale: kāi kíu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai¹ kiu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei¹ kiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi-khiau
  - Tâi-lô: khi-khiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qi'qiaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi³³ kʰiau³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki¹ kiao¹ / ki¹ kiou¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khi khiau / khi khiou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻²³ kʰiau³³/, /kʰi³³⁻²³ kʰiou³³/

Note:

ki1 kiao1 - Shantou;
ki1 kiou1 - Chaozhou.

Adjective

蹊蹺

odd; queer; strange; fishy
(Taiwanese Hokkien) sly; crafty; cunning

Synonyms

(queer):

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Synonyms of 蹊蹺

古怪 (gǔguài)
奇巧 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
奇幻 (qíhuàn)
奇怪 (qíguài)
巧奇 (Xiamen Hokkien)
巧怪 (Xiamen Hokkien)
怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
怪奇 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
怪死 (Min Nan)
日怪 (Jin)

有空 (Min Nan)
稀奇 (xīqí)
趣怪 (Hakka)
刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
各鱉／各鳖 (Xiamen Hokkien)
奇異／奇异 (qíyì)
怪異／怪异 (guàiyì)
詭異／诡异 (guǐyì)
離奇／离奇 (líqí)
龜怪／龟怪 (Min Nan)

(sly):

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Synonyms of 蹊蹺

世故 (shìgù)
刁 (diāo) (literary, or in compounds)
刁滑 (diāohuá)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
油滑 (yóuhuá)
滑 (huá)
狡怪 (káu-koài) (Min Nan)
狡猾 (jiǎohuá)
狡鬼 (Min Nan)
狡黠 (jiǎoxiá) (literary)
奸宄 (Min Nan)
奸巧 (Min Nan)
奸猾 (jiānhuá)
刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān)
刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn)

圓泛／圆泛 (Xiang)
圓滑／圆滑 (yuánhuá)
圞泛／𪢮泛 (Xiang)
奸險／奸险 (jiānxiǎn)
姦刁／奸刁 (Wu)
姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà)
滑頭／滑头 (huátóu)
狡獪／狡狯 (jiǎokuài) (literary)
狡詐／狡诈 (jiǎozhà)
詭詐／诡诈 (guǐzhà)
調皮／调皮 (tiáopí)
陰濕 (Cantonese)
陰險／阴险 (yīnxiǎn)
頑惡／顽恶 (wánwù) (literary)

Verb

蹊蹺

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to nitpick; to find fault

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