潛規則

See also: 潜规则

Chinese

		hidden; latent; secret hidden; latent; secret; to hide; to conceal; to submerge	rule; regulation; regular rule; regulation; regular; fixed
trad. (潛規則)		潛	規則
simp. (潜规则)		潜	规则

Etymology

From a 2001 book by Wu Si (w:zh:吳思).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánguīzé, qiǎnguīzé

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ, ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánguīzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciángueizé
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-kuei¹-tsê²
  - Yale: chyán-gwēi-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangueitzer
  - Palladius: цяньгуйцзэ (cjanʹgujczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎnguīzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngueizé
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien³-kuei¹-tsê²
  - Yale: chyǎn-gwēi-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangueitzer
  - Palladius: цяньгуйцзэ (cjanʹgujczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cim⁴ kwai¹ zak¹
  - Yale: chìhm kwāi jāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim⁴ kwai¹ dzak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim⁴ kuei¹ zeg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

Noun

潛規則

unspoken rule; unwritten rule

Verb

潛規則

(neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement

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