雕琢
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Chinese
| engrave; shrewd | to cut (gems) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雕琢) | 雕 | 琢 | |
| simp. #(雕琢) | 雕 | 琢 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diaojhuó
- Wade–Giles: tiao1-cho2
- Yale: dyāu-jwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaujwo
- Palladius: дяочжо (djaočžo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: diu1 doek3
- Yale: dīu deuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: diu1 doek8
- Guangdong Romanization: diu1 dêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ tœːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
雕琢
- to cut and polish; to sculpt; to carve
- (figurative) to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style
Synonyms
- (to cut and polish):
- (to polish a piece of writing):