圭角

Chinese

		jade tablet	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (圭角)		圭	角
simp. #(圭角)		圭	角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guījiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guījiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueijiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-chiao³
    • Yale: gwēi-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueijeau
    • Palladius: гуйцзяо (gujczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ gok³
    • Yale: gwāi gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Noun

圭角

1. (literary) point of a jade tablet
2. (figurative) talent displayed

Derived terms

• 不見圭角／不见圭角
• 不露圭角