窠臼

Chinese

		nest	mortar
trad. (窠臼)		窠	臼
simp. #(窠臼)		窠	臼
anagram		臼窠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kējiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo¹ kau⁵, wo¹ kau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kējiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kejiòu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-chiu⁴
    • Yale: kē-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kejiow
    • Palladius: кэцзю (kɛczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fo¹ kau⁵, wo¹ kau⁵
    • Yale: fō káuh, wō káuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo¹ kau⁵, wo¹ kau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo¹ keo⁵, wo¹ keo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯¹³/, /wɔː⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯¹³/

Noun

窠臼

1. (literary) set pattern (usually of writing or artistic creation); rut; stereotypical pattern

Synonyms

• 臼窠 (jiùkē)

Derived terms

• 不落窠臼 (bùluòkējiù)