如膠似漆

如膠似漆

See also: 如胶似漆

Chinese

		as (if); such as	glue; gum	to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble	paint; lacquer
trad. (如膠似漆)		如	膠	似	漆
simp. (如胶似漆)		如	胶	似	漆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rújiāosìqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gaau¹ ci⁵ cat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: rújiāosìqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rujiausyhchi
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ gaau¹ ci⁵ cat¹
    • Yale: yùh gāau chíh chāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ gaau¹ tsi⁵ tsat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ gao¹ qi⁵ ced¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

如膠似漆

1. to cleave together as firmly and inseparably as glue and lacquer; to love each other dearly; to be closely bound together (as lovers)