考究

Chinese

		to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine	after all; to investigate; to study carefully
trad. (考究)		考	究
simp. #(考究)		考	究

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎojiū, kǎojiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiū → kǎojiu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ → ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
    • Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
    • Yale: kǎu-jyou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
    • Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojiòu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁴
    • Yale: kǎu-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaojiow
    • Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² gau³
    • Yale: háau gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
    • Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kao² giu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Verb

考究

1. to investigate carefully; to research
2. to be particular about; to be fastidious about

Synonyms

• (to research):

• 探討／探讨 (tàntǎo)
• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 查考 (chákǎo)
• 研修 (yánxiū)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 研習／研习 (yánxí)
• 研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
• 精研 (jīngyán) (formal)
• 細究／细究 (xìjiū)
• 調查／调查 (diàochá)
• 鑽／钻
• 鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)

 

• (to be particular about):

• 參訪／参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
• 尋摸／寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
• 尋求／寻求 (xúnqiú)
• 探求 (tànqiú)
• 搜 (sōu)
• 求 (qiú)
• 求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
• 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
• 牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
• 獵取／猎取 (lièqǔ)
• 覓／觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 訪查／访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
• 謀取／谋取 (móuqǔ)
• 謀求／谋求 (móuqiú)
• 講求／讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
• 講究／讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
• 追求 (zhuīqiú)
• 追逐 (zhuīzhú)

 

Noun

考究

1. something worth researching; something worth looking into

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎojiu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
    • Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
    • Yale: kǎu-jyou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
    • Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² gau³
    • Yale: háau gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
    • Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kao² giu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Adjective

考究

1. tasteful; elegant; exquisite

Synonyms

• 健全 (jiànquán)
• 完善 (wánshàn)
• 完美 (wánměi)
• 工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
• 工致 (gōngzhì)
• 幼路 (Hokkien)
• 精妙 (jīngmiào)
• 精工 (jīnggōng)
• 精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
• 精彩 (jīngcǎi)
• 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
• 精緻／精致 (jīngzhì)
• 精美 (jīngměi)
• 精良 (jīngliáng)
• 細緻／细致 (xìzhì)
• 細膩／细腻 (xìnì)

 

Antonyms

• 缺 (quē)