投機取巧

Chinese

		to seize an opportunity; to speculate; to engage in financial speculation	to resort to trickery to serve oneself or avoid a difficulty
trad. (投機取巧)		投機	取巧
simp. (投机取巧)		投机	取巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóujīqǔqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ gei¹ ceoi² haau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóujīqǔqiǎo [Phonetic: tóujīqúqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóujicyǔciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chi¹-chʻü³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: tóu-jī-chyǔ-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjicheucheau
    • Palladius: тоуцзицюйцяо (touczicjujcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau⁴ gei¹ ceoi² haau²
    • Yale: tàuh gēi chéui háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ gei¹ tsoey² haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ géi¹ cêu² hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

投機取巧

1. to be opportunistic