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吊胃口
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Chinese
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to hang; to suspend
appetite
;
liking
trad.
(
吊胃口
)
吊
胃口
simp.
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(
吊胃口
)
吊
胃口
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
diào wèikǒu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
diu
3
wai
6
hau
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
diào wèikǒu
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
diào wèikǒu
Wade–Giles
:
tiao
4
wei
4
-kʻou
3
Yale
:
dyàu wèi-kǒu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
diaw weykoou
Palladius
:
дяо вэйкоу
(djao vɛjkou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
diu
3
wai
6
hau
2
Yale
:
diu waih háu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
diu
3
wai
6
hau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
diu
3
wei
6
heo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tiːu̯³³ wɐi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/
Verb
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吊胃口
(
colloquial
)
to keep somebody in
suspense
; to
tantalize
; to keep on
tenterhooks