牙儈

牙儈

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	broker
trad. (牙儈)		牙	儈
simp. (牙侩)		牙	侩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yákuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ kui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yákuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yakuay
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ä³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ kui²
    • Yale: ngàh kúi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ kui²
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ kui²
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋäː²¹ kʰuːy̯³⁵/

Noun

牙儈

1. (archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 牙儈

中人 (zhōngrén) 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China) 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén) 九八人 (Min Nan, dated) 代理人 (dàilǐrén) 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan) 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin) 掮客 (qiánkè)

牙人 (yárén) (archaic) 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic) 牙子 (yázi) (archaic) 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic) 牽仔／牵仔 (Min Nan) 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì) 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)