吃小灶

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	small mess; mess hall where higher grade food is prepared and served to a restricted group of diners
trad. (吃小灶/吃小竈)		吃	小灶/小竈
simp. (吃小灶)		吃	小灶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chī xiǎozào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chī xiǎozào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih siǎozào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹ hsiao³-tsao⁴
    • Yale: chr̄ syǎu-dzàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy sheautzaw
    • Palladius: чи сяоцзао (či sjaoczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (吃小灶兒／吃小灶儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīxiǎozàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihsiǎozàor
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-hsiao³-tsao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chr̄-syǎu-dzàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chysheautzawl
    • Palladius: чисяоцзаор (čisjaoczaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

Verb

吃小灶

1. (literal) to eat in the mess hall where higher grade food is prepared and served to a restricted group of diners
2. (figurative) to enjoy special treatment