知趣

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	interesting; to interest
trad. (知趣)		知	趣
simp. #(知趣)		知	趣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ ceoi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti-chhù / ti-chhì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcyù
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychiuh
    • Palladius: чжицюй (čžicjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ ceoi³
    • Yale: jī cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: ti-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dizhux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: ti-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dichix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/

Verb

知趣

1. to know how to behave in a delicate situation; to be sensible; to be tactful