撿便宜

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	cheap; inexpensive; to let somebody off lightly
trad. (撿便宜)		撿	便宜
simp. (捡便宜)		捡	便宜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎn piányi, jiǎn piányí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ, ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn piányi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn piányi̊
    • Wade–Giles: chien³ pʻien²-i⁵
    • Yale: jyǎn pyán-yi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean pyan.i
    • Palladius: цзянь пяньи (czjanʹ pjanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn piányí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn piányí
    • Wade–Giles: chien³ pʻien²-i²
    • Yale: jyǎn pyán-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean pyanyi
    • Palladius: цзянь пяньи (czjanʹ pjanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/

Verb

撿⫽便宜 (verb-object)

1. (colloquial) to gain more by spending less; to get a sweet bargain; to gain a small advantage
2. (colloquial) to choose something effortless

Synonyms

• 揀便宜／拣便宜
• (Hokkien) 抾屑