纖巧

Chinese

		fine; delicate; minute	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (纖巧)		纖	巧
simp. (纤巧)		纤	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹ haau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siam-khiáu / chhiam-khiáu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānqiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chʻiao³
    • Yale: syān-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiancheau
    • Palladius: сяньцяо (sjanʹcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cim¹ haau²
    • Yale: chīm háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qim¹ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siam-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: siam-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siamqiao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siam⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siam³³ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiam-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiam-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiamqiao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiam³³ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

纖巧

1. dainty; delicate