偷巧

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (偷巧)		偷	巧
simp. #(偷巧)		偷	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōuqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ haau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thau-khá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōuqiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: touciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou¹-chʻiao³
    • Yale: tōu-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toucheau
    • Palladius: тоуцяо (toucjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ haau²
    • Yale: tāu háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thau-khá
    • Tâi-lô: thau-khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tau'qar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau³³ kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/

Verb

偷巧

1. (dialect) to resort to trickery to serve oneself