巧立名目

巧立名目

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	set up; to stand	name; designation; to praise name; designation; to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
simp. and trad. (巧立名目)		巧	立	名目

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎolìmíngmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² laap⁶ ming⁴ muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎolìmíngmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaulihmingmuh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² laap⁶ ming⁴ muk⁶
    • Yale: háau laahp mìhng muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² laap⁹ ming⁴ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² lab⁶ ming⁴ mug⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /häːu̯³⁵ läːp̚² mɪŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/

Idiom

巧立名目

1. to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names

   巧立名目搜刮民財 [MSC, trad.]
   巧立名目搜刮民财 [MSC, simp.]

   qiǎolìmíngmù sōuguā míncái [Pinyin]

   to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts