乞巧

Chinese

		beg	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
simp. and trad. (乞巧)		乞	巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ haau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐqiǎo [Phonetic: qíqiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐciǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chʻiao³
  - Yale: chǐ-chyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiicheau
  - Palladius: цицяо (cicjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hat¹ haau²
  - Yale: hāt háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hed¹ hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

Verb

乞巧

(Chinese folk religion, of women) to pray to the spirit of Vega, or the Weaving Maid's Star, in a ritual for good skills in needlework on the Qixi Festival

Derived terms

乞巧節／乞巧节 (Qǐqiǎojié)

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