掏錢

Chinese

		fish out (from pocket)	coin; money
trad. (掏錢)		掏	錢
simp. (掏钱)		掏	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāoqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tāoqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: taocián
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao¹-chʻien²
    • Yale: tāu-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauchyan
    • Palladius: таоцянь (taocjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: tòuh chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Verb

掏錢

1. (colloquial) to fork out (money reluctantly); to cough up (money); to pay

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 閹錢／阉钱