可乘之機
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Chinese
[edit]can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride |
's; him/her/it; this | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
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trad. (可乘之機) | 可 | 乘 | 之 | 機 | |
simp. (可乘之机) | 可 | 乘 | 之 | 机 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěchéngjhihji
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3-chʻêng2-chih1-chi1
- Yale: kě-chéng-jr̄-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keecherngjyji
- Palladius: кэчэнчжицзи (kɛčɛnčžiczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1
- Yale: hó sìhng jī gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 sing4 dzi1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 xing4 ji1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]可乘之機
- opportunity that can be exploited to one's advantage