考究

Chinese

		to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine	after all; to investigate; to study carefully
trad. (考究)		考	究
simp. ^#(考究)		考	究

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎojiū, kǎojiù

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

(Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiū → kǎojiu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ → ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
  - Yale: kǎu-jyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojiòu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁴
  - Yale: kǎu-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaojiow
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² gau³
  - Yale: háau gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kao² giu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Verb

考究

to investigate carefully; to research
to be particular about; to be fastidious about

Synonyms

(to research):

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探討／探讨 (tàntǎo)
摳／抠 (kōu)
查考 (chákǎo)
研修 (yánxiū)
研究 (yánjiū)
研習／研习 (yánxí)
研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
精研 (jīngyán) (formal)
細究／细究 (xìjiū)
調查／调查 (diàochá)
鑽／钻
鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)

(to be particular about):

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參訪／参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
尋摸／寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
尋求／寻求 (xúnqiú)
探求 (tànqiú)
搜 (sōu)
求 (qiú)
求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
獵取／猎取 (lièqǔ)
覓／觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
訪查／访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
謀取／谋取 (móuqǔ)
謀求／谋求 (móuqiú)
講求／讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
講究／讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
追求 (zhuīqiú)
追逐 (zhuīzhú)

Noun

考究

something worth researching; something worth looking into

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎojiu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

(Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
  - Yale: kǎu-jyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² gau³
  - Yale: háau gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kao² giu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Adjective

考究

tasteful; elegant; exquisite

Synonyms

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健全 (jiànquán)
完善 (wánshàn)
完美 (wánměi)
工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
工致 (gōngzhì)
幼路 (Hokkien)
精妙 (jīngmiào)
精工 (jīnggōng)
精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
精彩 (jīngcǎi)
精細／精细 (jīngxì)
精緻／精致 (jīngzhì)
精美 (jīngměi)
精良 (jīngliáng)
細緻／细致 (xìzhì)
細膩／细腻 (xìnì)

Antonyms

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缺 (quē)