敲竹槓

See also: 敲竹杠

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	thick bamboo pole; rip-off
trad. (敲竹槓)		敲	竹槓
simp. (敲竹杠)		敲	竹杠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāozhúgàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ zuk¹ gong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāozhúgàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciaojhúgàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-chu²-kang⁴
    • Yale: chyāu-jú-gàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaujwuganq
    • Palladius: цяочжуган (cjaočžugan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau¹ zuk¹ gong³
    • Yale: hāau jūk gong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau¹ dzuk⁷ gong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao¹ zug¹ gong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 敲竹槓

1. to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge him; to make somebody pay through the nose