技巧

Chinese

		skill	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (技巧/伎巧)		技/伎	巧
simp. (技巧)		技	巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ haau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-kháu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-khá / ki-khiáu
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ji-chiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìqiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìciǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻiao³
  - Yale: jì-chyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcheau
  - Palladius: цзицяо (czicjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei⁶ haau²
  - Yale: geih háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² haːu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kháu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ kau^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ kau³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ kʰau̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khá
  - Tâi-lô: ki-khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qar
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khiáu
  - Tâi-lô: ki-khiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qiao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji-chiau
  - MiniDict: ji^去 chiau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-qiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

技巧

technique or skill (in arts, sports, etc.)
acrobatic gymnastics

Synonyms

(skill):

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一手
人才 (réncái)
伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
俊才 (jùncái)
兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力量 (lìliàng)
功力 (gōnglì)
功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
才具 (cáijù) (formal)
才力 (cáilì)
才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
才情 (cáiqíng)
手段 (shǒuduàn)
手法 (shǒufǎ)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
才能 (cáinéng)
手腕 (shǒuwàn)
手腕子 (shou³ onn³ zr) (Xiang)
才華／才华 (cáihuá)
把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
技能 (jìnéng)
技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
技術／技术 (jìshù)
招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
本事
本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
能力 (nénglì)
能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
能量 (néngliàng)
花頭／花头 (Wu)
著數／着数
解數／解数
資力／资力 (zīlì)
路數／路数 (lùshù)
身手 (shēnshǒu)
道行

(acrobatic gymnastics): 技巧運動／技巧运动 (jìqiǎo yùndòng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (技巧):

→ Japanese: 技巧(ぎこう) (gikō)
→ Korean: 기교(技巧) (gigyo)
→ Vietnamese: kỹ xảo (技巧)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
技	巧
ぎ Grade: 5	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

技(ぎ)巧(こう) • (gikō)

technique, technical ability, finesse, skill