開小灶

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	small mess; mess hall where higher grade food is prepared and served to a restricted group of diners
trad. (開小灶)		開	小灶
simp. (开小灶)		开	小灶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāi xiǎozào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ siu² zou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāi xiǎozào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai sheautzaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāixiǎozàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaisheautzaull
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡saʊɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ siu² zou³
  - Yale: hōi síu jou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ siu² dzou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ xiu² zou³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³³/

Verb

開小灶

to cook specially (for someone); to cook better food (for someone) as a privilege
(figuratively) to bestow special favours (on someone); to give preferential treatment

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