鑽錢眼
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe |
hole on a coin, making it able to be strung with a cord; greed for money | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (鑽錢眼) | 鑽 | 錢眼 | |
simp. (钻钱眼) | 钻 | 钱眼 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuan ciányǎn
- Wade–Giles: tsuan1 chʻien2-yen3
- Yale: dzwān chyán-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuan chyanyean
- Palladius: цзуань цяньянь (czuanʹ cjanʹjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuanciányǎnr
- Wade–Giles: tsuan1-chʻien2-yen3-ʼrh
- Yale: dzwān-chyán-yǎnr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuanchyanyeal
- Palladius: цзуаньцяньяньр (czuanʹcjanʹjanʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
[edit]鑽⫽錢眼 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- (figurative) to be greedy for money