乖巧

Chinese

		(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
simp. and trad. (乖巧)		乖	巧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāiqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ haau²
Min Nan (POJ): koai-khá / koai-khiáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāiqiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaicheau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guaiciǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai¹ haau²
  - Yale: gwāai háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ haau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guai¹ hao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷäːi̯⁵⁵ häːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khá
  - Tâi-lô: kuai-khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-khiáu
  - Tâi-lô: kuai-khiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koai'qiao
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiaʊ⁴¹/

Adjective

乖巧

clever; smart (usually of a child)
cute; adorable; lovely

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