趨吉避凶

Chinese

		to hasten; to hurry; walk fast	lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	avoid; shun; flee avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide	fierce; terrible; ominous
trad. (趨吉避凶)		趨	吉	避	凶
simp. (趋吉避凶)		趋	吉	避	凶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūjíbìxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ gat¹ bei⁶ hung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūjíbìxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyujíbìsyong
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-chi²-pi⁴-hsiung¹
  - Yale: chyū-jí-bì-syūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujyibihshiong
  - Palladius: цюйцзибисюн (cjujczibisjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pi⁵¹ ɕjʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ gat¹ bei⁶ hung¹
  - Yale: chēui gāt beih hūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ gat⁷ bei⁶ hung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ ged¹ béi⁶ hung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ pei̯²² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

趨吉避凶

to seek good fortune and avoid disasters

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