乖巧

Chinese

		(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (乖巧)		乖	巧
simp. #(乖巧)		乖	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāiqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ haau²
• Eastern Min (BUC): guăi-kiēu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): koai-khá / koai-khiáu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guai¹ ka²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāiqiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guaiciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kuai¹-chʻiao³
    • Yale: gwāi-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaicheau
    • Palladius: гуайцяо (guajcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai¹ haau²
    • Yale: gwāai háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: guăi-kiēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(kʰ-)ieu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khá
    • Tâi-lô: kuai-khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: kuai-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qiao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guai¹ ka²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuai khá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuai³³⁻²³ kʰa⁵²/

Adjective

乖巧

1. clever; smart (usually of a child)
2. cute; adorable; lovely