討教

Chinese

		ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (討教)		討	教
simp. (讨教)		讨	教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǎojiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou² gaau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thó-kàu
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵thau-kau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǎojiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǎojiào
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: tǎu-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taojiaw
    • Palladius: таоцзяо (taoczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou² gaau³
    • Yale: tóu gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou² gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou² gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thó-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: thó-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toy'kaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵thau-kau
    • MiniDict: thau^去 kau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²thau-kau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰɔ³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

Verb

討教

1. (honorific, polite) to ask for advice; to seek advice

   老師，我以後可以經常過來向您討教嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   老师，我以后可以经常过来向您讨教吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Lǎoshī, wǒ yǐhòu kěyǐ jīngcháng guòlái xiàng nín tǎojiào ma? [Pinyin]

   Teacher, can I seek more advice from you in the future?

Synonyms

• 求教 (qiújiào)
• 請教／请教 (qǐngjiào) (honorific, polite)
• 領教／领教 (lǐngjiào) (honorific, polite)