划算

Chinese

		to row	regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
trad. (划算)		划	算
simp. ^#(划算)		划	算

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Cantonese irregular pronunciation derived from 化算?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huásuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ syun³
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): fa² son⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôa-soàn / hôa-sǹg

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huásuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huásuàn
  - Wade–Giles: hua²-suan⁴
  - Yale: hwá-swàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwasuann
  - Palladius: хуасуань (xuasuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ su̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa³ syun³
  - Yale: fa syun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ syn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa³ xun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ syːn³³/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fa² son⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ sɔn⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôa-soàn
  - Tâi-lô: huâ-suàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoasoaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hua²⁴⁻²² suan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hua²⁴⁻²² suan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² suan²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôa-sǹg
  - Tâi-lô: huâ-sǹg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoasngx
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²³⁻³³ sŋ̍²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hua²⁴⁻¹¹ sŋ̍¹¹/

Adjective

划算

worthwhile
cost-effective; being value for money; affordable

Synonyms

(worthwhile):

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值得
值得過／值得过 (Hakka)
價值／价值 (gê³ dag⁸) (Teochew, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
划得來 (huádelái)
會值得／会值得 (Hokkien)
會行得／会行得 (Hokkien)
算會和／算会和 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

(cost-effective):

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上算 (shàngsuàn)
優惠／优惠 (yōuhuì)
化算 (faa³ syun³) (Cantonese)
合摟兒／合搂儿 (hélòur) (Beijing Mandarin)
合盤／合盘 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
合算 (hésuàn)
實惠／实惠 (shíhuì)
抵 (dai²) (Cantonese)
會值得／会值得 (Hokkien)
會行得／会行得 (Hokkien)
有盤／有盘 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
盤／盘 (Hokkien, Teochew)
盤頭／盘头 (Xiamen Hokkien)
經濟／经济 (jīngjì)

Verb

划算

to calculate; to weigh