雕琢
Chinese
| engrave; shrewd | to cut (gems) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雕琢) | 雕 | 琢 | |
| simp. #(雕琢) | 雕 | 琢 | |
| alternative forms | 雕督 ("to oversee") Hokkien 調督／调督 ("to oversee") Hokkien 彫督／雕督 ("to oversee") Hokkien 彫琢／雕琢 Hokkien 雕斲 Hokkien | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): diu1 doek3
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: diāozhuó
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diaojhuó
- Wade–Giles: tiao1-cho2
- Yale: dyāu-jwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaujwo
- Palladius: дяочжо (djaočžo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: diu1 doek3
- Yale: dīu deuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: diu1 doek8
- Guangdong Romanization: diu1 dêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ tœːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiau-tok
- Tâi-lô: tiau-tok
- Phofsit Daibuun: diau'dog
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau³³ tɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiau⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: diou1 doh4 / diao1 doh4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiou toh / tiau toh
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiou³³⁻²³ toʔ²/, /tiau³³⁻²³ toʔ²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
雕琢
- to cut and polish; to sculpt; to carve
- (figurative) to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style
- (Hokkien) to cultivate (one's character, one's skills); to supervise strictly; to discipline; to guide; to correct; to educate; to oversee; to keep in order; to direct
Synonyms
- (to cut and polish):
- (to polish a piece of writing):