潛規則

See also: 潜规则

Chinese

		hidden; latent; secret hidden; latent; secret; to hide; to conceal; to submerge	rule; regulation; regular rule; regulation; regular; fixed
trad. (潛規則)		潛	規則
simp. (潜规则)		潜	规则

Etymology

From a 2001 book by Wu Si (w:zh:吳思).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánguīzé, qiǎnguīzé

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ, ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánguīzé
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciángueizé
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²
    • Yale: chyán-gwēi-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangueitzer
    • Palladius: цяньгуйцзэ (cjanʹgujczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎnguīzé
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngueizé
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²
    • Yale: chyǎn-gwēi-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangueitzer
    • Palladius: цяньгуйцзэ (cjanʹgujczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹
    • Yale: chìhm kwāi jāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

Noun

潛規則

1. unspoken rule; unwritten rule

Verb

潛規則

1. (neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement