剪草

Chinese

		cut with scissors; scissors	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (剪草)		剪	草
simp. #(剪草)		剪	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎncǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎncǎo [Phonetic: jiáncǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎncǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: jyǎn-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantsao
    • Palladius: цзяньцао (czjanʹcao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin² cou²
    • Yale: jín chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin² cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Verb

剪草

1. to cut the grass

Synonyms

• 割草 (gēcǎo)

Derived terms

• 剪草機／剪草机 (jiǎncǎojī)