七除八扣

Chinese

		seven	remove; do away with; wipe out remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except	eight	10 percent; button; detain
trad. (七除八扣)		七	除	八	扣
simp. #(七除八扣)		七	除	八	扣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīchú-bākòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ ceoi⁴ baat³ kau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhit-chhù-pat-khieu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīchú-bākòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cichúbakòu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻu²-pa¹-kʻou⁴
    • Yale: chī-chú-bā-kòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichwubakow
    • Palladius: цичубакоу (cičubakou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ ceoi⁴ baat³ kau³
    • Yale: chāt chèuih baat kau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsoey⁴ baat⁸ kau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ cêu⁴ bad³ keo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ paːt̚³ kʰɐu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhit-chhù-pat-khieu
    • Hakka Romanization System: qid` cuˇ bad` kieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qid⁵ cu² bad⁵ kieu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² t͡sʰu¹¹ pat̚² kʰi̯eu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

七除八扣

1. (of prices, wages, etc.) to continuously reduce until little is left

Synonyms

• 七折八扣