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切磋

切磋

Chinese

		close to; to cut; to slice	deliberate; to polish
simp. and trad. (切磋)		切	磋

Verb

切磋

to cut and polish (stones, bones, horns)
(figuratively) to compare notes; to learn (skills) from each other

Derived terms

切磋琢磨 (qiēcuōzhuómó)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiēcuō

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝㄘㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cit³ co¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhiat-chho

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiēcuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝㄘㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chietsuo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cit³ co¹
  - Yale: chit chō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸ tso¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiat-chho
  - Tâi-lô: tshiat-tsho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiatzhoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɤ⁴⁴/