認親認戚

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	to recognize; to know; to admit	get close to; relative; sorrow get close to; relative; sorrow; battle-axe
trad. (認親認戚)		認	親	認	戚
simp. (认亲认戚)		认	亲	认	戚

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ can¹ jing⁶ cik¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁶ can¹ jing⁶ cik¹
    • Yale: yihng chān yihng chīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ tsan¹ jing⁶ tsik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ cen¹ ying⁶ qig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²² t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

認親認戚

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) to pretend to be intimate with or cosy up to someone whom one is not familiar with