犄角

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

			horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (犄角)		犄	角
simp. ^#(犄角)		犄	角
alternative forms		掎角

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chiao³
  - Yale: jī-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeau
  - Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    犄角
    雞腳／鸡脚
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ gok³
  - Yale: gēi gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Verb

犄角

(literary, military) to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts

Derived terms

犄角之勢／犄角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)

Pronunciation 2

			horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (犄角)		犄	角
simp. ^#(犄角)		犄	角
alternative forms		畸角

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎo → jījiao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåo
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chiao⁵
  - Yale: jī-jyau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jeau
  - Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯²/
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    雞腳／鸡脚
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎor → jījiaor (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåor
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chiao⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: jī-jyaur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jeaul
  - Palladius: цзицзяор (cziczjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ gok³
  - Yale: gēi gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Noun

犄角

(colloquial) corner (where two sides meet)
(colloquial) corner (formed by two walls); nook

Synonyms

(corner formed by two walls):

圪撈撈／圪捞捞 (geh⁵ lau¹ lau^1-3) (Jin)
壁角 (Hokkien, Teochew)
把角 (bǎjiǎo) (colloquial)
拐角 (guǎijiǎo) (colloquial)
旮旯 (gālá) (dialectal Mandarin)
牆角／墙角 (qiángjiǎo)
角勢／角势 (Hokkien)
角落 (jiǎoluò)
角落頭／角落头 (gok³ lok^6-1 tau^4-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
角頭／角头 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

犄角旮旯 (jījiǎogālá)

Pronunciation 3

			horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (犄角)		犄	角
simp. ^#(犄角)		犄	角

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījiao

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jījiao
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijiåo
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chiao⁵
  - Yale: jī-jyau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.jiau
  - Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ gok³
  - Yale: gēi gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Noun

犄角

(colloquial) horn (of an animal)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 角 (“horn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		角
Mandarin	Beijing	犄角
	Jinan	角
	Xi'an	犄角
	Wuhan	角
	Chengdu	角
	Yangzhou	角
	Hefei	角
Cantonese	Guangzhou	角
	Hong Kong	角
	Yangjiang	角
Gan	Nanchang	角
Hakka	Meixian	角
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	角
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	角
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	角
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	角
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	角
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	角
Jin	Taiyuan	角
Northern Min	Jian'ou	角
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	角, 角角
Southern Min	Xiamen	角
Southern Min	Chaozhou	角
Wu	Suzhou	角
Wu	Wenzhou	角
Xiang	Changsha	角
Xiang	Shuangfeng	角

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