請教

See also: 请教

Chinese

		to ask; to invite; please (do sth) to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (請教)		請	教
simp. (请教)		请	教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐngjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing² gaau³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhiáng-kau

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiang³ gau⁴

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhéng-kàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cian² ga³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐngjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐngjiào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: chǐng-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiingjiaw
    • Palladius: цинцзяо (cinczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing² gaau³
    • Yale: chíng gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing² gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing² gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiáng-kau
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiang` gau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiang³ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯aŋ³¹ kau̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiang³ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiaŋ³¹ kau⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhéng-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: tshíng-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhefngkaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cian² ga³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiáⁿ kà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/

Verb

請教

1. (honorific, polite) to consult with; to ask for advice; to confer with

   向老師請教／向老师请教  ―  xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjiào  ―  to ask for advice from the teacher

   老師，我有一個疑慮，想請教您。 [MSC, trad.]
   老师，我有一个疑虑，想请教您。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yīge yílǜ, xiǎng qǐngjiào nín. [Pinyin]

   Teacher, I have a misgiving that I would like to ask you about.

   在沒有開會之前，我想請教幾個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   在没有开会之前，我想请教几个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài méiyǒu kāihuì zhīqián, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào jǐge wèntí. [Pinyin]

   I would like to ask a few questions before the meeting begins.

Synonyms

• 求教 (qiújiào)
• 討教／讨教 (tǎojiào) (honorific, polite)
• 領教／领教 (lǐngjiào) (honorific, polite)

 

References

• “Entry #11480”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.