開小灶

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	small mess; mess hall where higher grade food is prepared and served to a restricted group of diners
trad. (開小灶)		開	小灶
simp. (开小灶)		开	小灶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāi xiǎozào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ siu² zou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi xiǎozào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai siǎozào
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹ hsiao³-tsao⁴
    • Yale: kāi syǎu-dzàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai sheautzaw
    • Palladius: кай сяоцзао (kaj sjaoczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāixiǎozàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaisiǎozàor
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-hsiao³-tsao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: kāi-syǎu-dzàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaisheautzawl
    • Palladius: кайсяоцзаор (kajsjaoczaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ siu² zou³
    • Yale: hōi síu jou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ siu² dzou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ xiu² zou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³³/

Verb

開小灶

1. to cook specially (for someone); to cook better food (for someone) as a privilege
2. (figurative) to bestow special favours (on someone); to give preferential treatment