可乘之機

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	's; him/her/it; this	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (可乘之機)		可	乘	之	機
simp. (可乘之机)		可	乘	之	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěchéngzhījī

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² sing⁴ zi¹ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěchéngzhījī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěchéngjhihji
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-chʻêng²-chih¹-chi¹
    • Yale: kě-chéng-jr̄-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keecherngjyji
    • Palladius: кэчэнчжицзи (kɛčɛnčžiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² sing⁴ zi¹ gei¹
    • Yale: hó sìhng jī gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² sing⁴ dzi¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² xing⁴ ji¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

可乘之機

1. opportunity that can be exploited to one's advantage