擊中要害

Chinese

		to hit; to strike; to break	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
trad. (擊中要害)		擊	中	要	害
simp. (击中要害)		击	中	要	害

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīzhōngyàohài, jízhōngyàohài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ zung³ jiu³ hoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīzhōngyàohài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jijhongyàohài
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-chung¹-yao⁴-hai⁴
    • Yale: jī-jūng-yàu-hài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijongyawhay
    • Palladius: цзичжунъяохай (czičžunʺjaoxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jízhōngyàohài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhongyàohài
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chung¹-yao⁴-hai⁴
    • Yale: jí-jūng-yàu-hài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijongyawhay
    • Palladius: цзичжунъяохай (czičžunʺjaoxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik¹ zung³ jiu³ hoi⁶
    • Yale: gīk jung yiu hoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ dzung³ jiu³ hoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ zung³ yiu³ hoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ jiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

擊中要害

1. to hit the nail on the head; to nail it; to hit home; to hit someone's vital point

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 刺著血母／刺着血母