科考

Chinese

		branch of study; administrative section; division branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes, etc.); to fine somebody	to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine
simp. and trad. (科考)		科	考

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēkǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄎㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo¹ haau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khô-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēkǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄎㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kekǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-kʻao³
    • Yale: kē-kǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kekao
    • Palladius: кэкао (kɛkao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fo¹ haau²
    • Yale: fō háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khô-kháu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ko´ kau`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ko¹ kau³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰo²⁴ kʰau̯³¹/

Noun

科考

1. Short for 科學考察／科学考察 (kēxué kǎochá, “scientific exploration; scientific expedition”).
2. (literary, historical) Short for 科舉考試／科举考试 (kējǔ kǎoshì, “preliminary round of imperial examinations”).