取討

Chinese

		to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry
trad. (取討)		取	討
simp. (取讨)		取	讨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔtǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔtǎo [Phonetic: qútǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔtǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-tʻao³
    • Yale: chyǔ-tǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheutao
    • Palladius: цюйтао (cjujtao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

取討

1. to demand
2. to retrieve; to redeem

   他該我幾兩銀子。我要向他取討。 [MSC, trad.]
   他该我几两银子。我要向他取讨。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā gāi wǒ jǐ liǎng yínzǐ. Wǒ yào xiàng tā qǔtǎo. [Pinyin]

   He owes me a few taels of silver. I have to retrieve them from him.