截胡

截胡

Chinese

		a section; cut off (a length)	barbarian; recklessly; surname
simp. and trad. (截胡)		截	胡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit⁶ wu^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiéhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyehwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéhú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ xu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit⁶ wu^4-2
    • Yale: jiht wú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁹ wu^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid⁶ wu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚² wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

截胡

1. (mahjong) to complete one's hand with a discarded tile, which other player(s) further from the player who discarded the tile (in terms of playing order) also attempt to use to complete their own hand(s) simultaneously
2. (figuratively) to intercept and seize