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犬牙交錯
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Chinese
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canine
tooth
;
cuspid
;
fang
to
interlock
; to
crisscross
trad.
(
犬牙交錯
)
犬牙
交錯
simp.
(
犬牙交错
)
犬牙
交错
Literally:
“interlocked like dog's teeth”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
quǎnyájiāocuò
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
hyun
2
ngaa
4
gaau
1
co
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
quǎnyájiāocuò
Zhuyin
:
ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
cyuǎnyájiaocuò
Wade–Giles
:
chʻüan
3
-ya
2
-chiao
1
-tsʻo
4
Yale
:
chywǎn-yá-jyāu-tswò
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
cheuanyajiautsuoh
Palladius
:
цюаньяцзяоцо
(cjuanʹjaczjaoco)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
hyun
2
ngaa
4
gaau
1
co
3
Yale
:
hyún ngàh g
ā
au cho
Cantonese Pinyin
:
hyn
2
ngaa
4
gaau
1
tso
3
Guangdong Romanization
:
hün
2
nga
4
gao
1
co
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hyːn³⁵ ŋaː
²¹
kaːu̯
⁵⁵
t͡sʰɔː³³/
Idiom
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犬牙交錯
jigsaw
-like
;
jagged
;
zigzag
;
crisscross
(
by extension
)
tangled
and
complicated
;
intricate