鑽空子

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	gap; opening; unoccupied place
trad. (鑽空子)		鑽	空子
simp. (钻空子)		钻	空子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuān kòngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ hung¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuān kòngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuan kòngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: tsuan¹ kʻung⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: dzwān kùng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuan konq.tzy
    • Palladius: цзуань кунцзы (czuanʹ kunczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ hung¹ zi²
    • Yale: jyūn hūng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ hung¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ hung¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

鑽⫽空子 (verb-object)

1. to exploit a flaw or loophole

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 走法律罅