掏錢

Chinese

		fish out (from pocket)	coin; money
trad. (掏錢)		掏	錢
simp. (掏钱)		掏	钱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tāoqián

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ cin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tāoqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: taocián
  - Wade–Giles: tʻao¹-chʻien²
  - Yale: tāu-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauchyan
  - Palladius: таоцянь (taocjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ cin⁴
  - Yale: tòuh chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Verb

掏錢

(colloquial) to fork out (money reluctantly); to cough up (money); to pay

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 閹錢／阉钱

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