洗稿

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
simp. and trad. (洗稿)		洗	稿
Literally: “to launder essays”.

Etymology

Formed in the same fashion as 洗錢／洗钱 (xǐqián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐgǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐgǎo [Phonetic: xígǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐgǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-kao³
    • Yale: syǐ-gǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiigao
    • Palladius: сигао (sigao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

洗⫽稿 (verb-object)

1. (Mainland China) to plagiarize news or artistic work published by other people