吊胃口

Chinese

		to hang; to suspend	appetite; liking
trad. (吊胃口)		吊	胃口
simp. #(吊胃口)		吊	胃口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diào wèikǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ wai⁶ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diào wèikǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diào wèikǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴ wei⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: dyàu wèi-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw weykoou
    • Palladius: дяо вэйкоу (djao vɛjkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu³ wai⁶ hau²
    • Yale: diu waih háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ wai⁶ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu³ wei⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ wɐi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

吊胃口

1. (colloquial) to keep somebody in suspense; to tantalize; to keep on tenterhooks