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鑽營

鑽營

See also: 钻营

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	army; to deal in; to trade army; to deal in; to trade; to operate; to run; camp; nourishment; to manage
trad. (鑽營)		鑽	營
simp. (钻营)		钻	营

Verb

鑽營

to curry favor with somebody in authority for personal gain; to secure personal gain

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuānyíng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ jing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): choàn-gián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuānyíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuanyng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯a̠n⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun¹ jing⁴
  - Yale: jyūn yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ jing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choàn-gián
  - Tâi-lô: tsuàn-gián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoarn'giern
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ giɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ giɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ giɛn⁵³/