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照料

照料

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	material; stuff; grain material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
simp. and trad. (照料)		照	料

Verb

照料

to take care of; to attend to

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhàoliào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ liu⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): cheu-liau
Min Nan (POJ): chiàu-liāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhàoliào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawliaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu³ liu⁶
  - Yale: jiu liuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu³ liu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯³³ liːu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: cheu-liau
  - Hakka Romanization System: zeu liau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zeu⁴ liau⁴
  - IPA: /t͡se̯u⁵⁵ li̯au̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàu-liāu
  - Tâi-lô: tsiàu-liāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaoliau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ liaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ liaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ liaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ liaʊ³³/