奇貨可居
Chinese
strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num) |
goods; money; commodity | can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
reside | ||
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trad. (奇貨可居) | 奇 | 貨 | 可 | 居 | |
simp. (奇货可居) | 奇 | 货 | 可 | 居 | |
Literally: “rare goods can be hoarded [to be sold when prices go up]”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cíhuòkějyu
- Wade–Giles: chʻi2-huo4-kʻo3-chü1
- Yale: chí-hwò-kě-jyū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyihuohkeejiu
- Palladius: цихокэцзюй (cixokɛczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 fo3 ho2 geoi1
- Yale: kèih fo hó gēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 fo3 ho2 goey1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 fo3 ho2 gêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ fɔː³³ hɔː³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 奇貨可居