Chinese

Verb

投機

1. to seize an opportunity
2. to speculate; to engage in financial speculation

Derived terms

Adjective

投機

1. congenial; agreeable

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) と​うき [tóꜜòkì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲi]

Noun

投機 ‎(hiragana とうき, romaji tōki)

1. (business, finance) An investment involving higher than normal risk in order to obtain a higher than normal return

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3