僑居

僑居

Chinese

		emigrant; reside abroad	reside
trad. (僑居)		僑	居
simp. (侨居)		侨	居

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáojū

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ geoi¹
• Min Nan (POJ): kiâu-ku / kiâu-kir / kiâu-ki

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiáojū
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaujiu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ geoi¹
    • Yale: kìuh gēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ goey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ gêu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu-ku
    • Tâi-lô: kiâu-ku
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiau'kw
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiaʊ²⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu-kir
    • Tâi-lô: kiâu-kir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiaʊ²⁴⁻²² kɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu-ki
    • Tâi-lô: kiâu-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiau'ky
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiaʊ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiaʊ¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

Verb

僑居

1. to live abroad; to reside abroad