環環相扣

環環相扣

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	10 percent; button; detain
trad. (環環相扣)		環	環	相	扣
simp. (环环相扣)		环	环	相	扣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánhuánxiāngkòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ waan⁴ soeng¹ kau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huánhuánxiāngkòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanhwanshiangkow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánhuánsiangkòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwän³⁵ xwän³⁵ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ waan⁴ soeng¹ kau³
    • Yale: wàahn wàahn sēung kau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ waan⁴ soeng¹ kau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ wan⁴ sêng¹ keo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wäːn²¹ wäːn²¹ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯³³/

Idiom

環環相扣

1. (of many things) to be closely connected