抓鬮

Chinese

		to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch	(draw) lots; lot (in a game of chance)
trad. (抓鬮)		抓	鬮
simp. (抓阄)		抓	阄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuājiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau² gau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuājiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuajiou
    • Wade–Giles: chua¹-chiu¹
    • Yale: jwā-jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juajiou
    • Palladius: чжуацзю (čžuaczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuājiūr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄡㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuajiour
    • Wade–Giles: chua¹-chiu¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jwā-jyōur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juajioul
    • Palladius: чжуацзюр (čžuaczjur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau² gau¹
    • Yale: jáau gāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau² gau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao² geo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

抓鬮

1. to draw lots; to cast lots; to draw straws

Synonyms

• 抽籤／抽签 (chōuqiān)
• 拈鬮／拈阄 (niānjiū)
• (Min Nan) 抽鬮／抽阄