找岔子

Chinese

		to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb) to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return	branch road; byroad; sideroad branch road; byroad; sideroad; accident; trouble; something wrong
trad. (找岔子)		找	岔子
simp. #(找岔子)		找	岔子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎo chàzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau² caa³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎo chàzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎo chàzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chao³ chʻa⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jǎu chà-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jao chah.tzy
    • Palladius: чжао чацзы (čžao čaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau² caa³ zi²
    • Yale: jáau cha jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau² tsaa³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao² ca³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰaː³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

找⫽岔子 (verb-object)

1. to nitpick; to find fault

Synonyms

• 挑錯／挑错 (tiāocuò)
• 挑剔 (tiāoti)