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投機倒把

投機倒把

See also: 投机倒把

Chinese

		to seize an opportunity
trad. (投機倒把)		投機	倒把
simp. (投机倒把)		投机	倒把

Idiom

投機倒把

to engage in speculation and profiteering

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tóujī dǎobǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ gei¹ dou² baa²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóujī dǎobǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourji daobaa
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ gei¹ dou² baa²
  - Yale: tàuh gēi dóu bá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ gei¹ dou² baa²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ pɑː³⁵/