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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.2.2
Derived terms
Chinese
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to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
dig
trad.
(
挖掘
)
挖
掘
simp.
#
(
挖掘
)
挖
掘
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wājué
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
waat
3
gwat
6
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
oat-ku̍t
/
oa-ku̍t
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wājué
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wajyué
Wade–Giles
:
wa
1
-chüeh
2
Yale
:
wā-jywé
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
uajyue
Palladius
:
вацзюэ
(vaczjue)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/wä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
waat
3
gwat
6
Yale
:
waat gwaht
Cantonese Pinyin
:
waat
8
gwat
9
Guangdong Romanization
:
wad
3
gued
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/waːt̚³ kʷɐt̚²/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
oat-ku̍t
Tâi-lô
:
uat-ku̍t
Phofsit Daibuun
:
oatkut
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kut̚²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
oa-ku̍t
Tâi-lô
:
ua-ku̍t
Phofsit Daibuun
:
oa'kut
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/ua⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴/
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/ua⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚¹²¹/
Verb
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挖掘
to
excavate
; to
dig
; to
unearth
(
figuratively
)
to
unearth
; to
uncover
; to
find
挖掘
人才
―
wājué
réncái
― to
unearth
talent
Synonyms
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(
to dig
)
:
刨
採
/
采
(
cǎi
)
採掘
/
采掘
(
cǎijué
)
發掘
/
发掘
(
fājué
)
開掘
/
开掘
(
kāijué
)
開採
/
开采
(
kāicǎi
)
開鑿
/
开凿
(
kāizáo
,
“
to dig (tunnels, river channels, etc.)
”
)
Derived terms
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挖掘機
/
挖掘机
(
wājuéjī
)
數據挖掘
/
数据挖掘
(
shùjù wājué
)