投機取巧

Chinese

		to seize an opportunity; to speculate; to engage in financial speculation	to resort to trickery to serve oneself or avoid a difficulty
trad. (投機取巧)		投機	取巧
simp. (投机取巧)		投机	取巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóujīqǔqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ gei¹ ceoi² haau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóujīqǔqiǎo [Phonetic: tóujīqúqiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóujicyǔciǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-chi¹-chʻü³-chʻiao³
  - Yale: tóu-jī-chyǔ-chyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjicheucheau
  - Palladius: тоуцзицюйцяо (touczicjujcjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ gei¹ ceoi² haau²
  - Yale: tàuh gēi chéui háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ gei¹ tsoey² haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ géi¹ cêu² hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

投機取巧

to be opportunistic

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