查漏補缺

Chinese

		to research; to check; to investigate to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to search	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge	to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (查漏補缺)		查	漏	補	缺
simp. (查漏补缺)		查	漏	补	缺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chálòubǔquē

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cê⁵ lao⁷ bou² kuêh⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chálòubǔquē
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chálòubǔcyue
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa²-lou⁴-pu³-chʻüeh¹
    • Yale: chá-lòu-bǔ-chywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charlowbuuchiue
    • Palladius: чалоубуцюэ (čaloubucjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cê⁵ lao⁷ bou² kuêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshê lāu póu khueh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lau¹¹ pou⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰueʔ²/

Verb

查漏補缺

1. to detect and fill deficiencies