乞巧

Chinese

		beg	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
simp. and trad. (乞巧)		乞	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ haau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐqiǎo [Phonetic: qíqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: chǐ-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiicheau
    • Palladius: цицяо (cicjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat¹ haau²
    • Yale: hāt háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

Verb

乞巧

1. (Chinese folk religion, of women) to pray to the spirit of Vega, or the Weaving Maid's Star, in a ritual for good skills in needlework on the Qixi Festival

Derived terms

• 乞巧節／乞巧节 (Qǐqiǎojié)