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見機

見機

See also: 见机

Chinese

		appear; to see; to meet appear; to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (見機)		見	機
simp. (见机)		见	机

Verb

見機

(literary) to spot an opportunity (and act on it)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànjī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiànjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannji
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    劍擊／剑击
    見機／见机
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ gei¹
  - Yale: gin gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/