揩油 in Chinese

IPA: /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰai³³ iu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/, /kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/, /haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/, /kʰai³³ iu²⁴/, /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/ Chinese transliterations: kāiyóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], kāyóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄞㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄎㄚㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], haai¹ jau⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], khai-iû, kāiyóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kaiyóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻai¹-yu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kāi-yóu [Mandarin, Yale], kaiyou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], кайю [Mandarin, Palladius], kajju [Mandarin, Palladius], kāyóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kayóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻa¹-yu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kā-yóu [Mandarin, Yale], kayou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], каю [Mandarin, Palladius], kaju [Mandarin, Palladius], hāai yáu [Cantonese, Yale], haai¹ jau⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], hai¹ yeo⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], khai-iû [Hokkien, POJ], khai-iû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qai'iuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 揩油

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  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "to take advantage of or seek to gain benefits through illegal means; to scrounge"
      ],
      "id": "en-揩油-zh-verb-2xx09jrC",
      "links": [
        [
          "take advantage",
          "take advantage"
        ],
        [
          "seek",
          "seek"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ],
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ],
        [
          "illegal",
          "illegal"
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        [
          "means",
          "means"
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        [
          "scrounge",
          "scrounge"
        ]
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    },
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        "to grope a woman or girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-揩油-zh-verb-qEsz9tqH"
    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kāiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kāyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄚ ㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ jau⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kāiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻai¹-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kāi-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaiyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кайю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kajju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kāyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kayóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻa¹-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kā-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kayou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "каю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hāai yáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ jau⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai¹ yeo⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qai'iuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai³³ iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai³³ iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "敲油"
    }
  ],
  "word": "揩油"
}

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          "seek",
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      "zh-pron": "kāyóu"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄧㄡˊ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄚ ㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ jau⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kāiyóu"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "kaiyóu"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "kʻai¹-yu²"
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        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kaiyou"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кайю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kajju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kāyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kayóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻa¹-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kā-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kayou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "каю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hāai yáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ jau⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai¹ yeo⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khai-iû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qai'iuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai³³ iu²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai³³ iu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "敲油"
    }
  ],
  "word": "揩油"
}

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"揩油" meaning in Chinese

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