曲突徙薪

曲突徙薪

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	to dash; to move forward quickly	change one's residence	fuel; salary
trad. (曲突徙薪)		曲	突	徙	薪
simp. #(曲突徙薪)		曲	突	徙	薪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūtūxǐxīn, qūtúxǐxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ, ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ dat⁶ saai² san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: qūtūxǐxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiutushiishin
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyutusǐsin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: qūtúxǐxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiutwushiishin
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyutúsǐsin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kuk¹ dat⁶ saai² san¹
    • Yale: kūk daht sáai sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ dat⁹ saai² san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ ded⁶ sai² sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ tɐt̚² säːi̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

曲突徙薪

1. to take preventive measures; to take precautions (to prevent trouble from happening)