萬金油

萬金油

Chinese

			oil; sly
trad. (萬金油)		萬金	油
simp. (万金油)		万金	油

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wànjīnyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wànjīnyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannjinyou
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: wànjīnyóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannjinyoul
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2
    • Yale: maahn gām yàuh, maahn gām yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gam¹ jau⁴, maan⁶ gam¹ jau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ gem¹ yeo⁴, man⁶ gem¹ yeo²
    • IPA ^(key): /mäːn²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/, /mäːn²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

萬金油

1. (colloquial) tiger balm; heat rub; liniment
2. (figuratively) jack of all trades, master of none