技巧

Chinese

		skill	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
trad. (技巧/伎巧)		技/伎	巧
simp. (技巧)		技	巧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ haau²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-kháu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-khá / ki-khiáu
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ji-chiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìqiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìciǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻiao³
    • Yale: jì-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcheau
    • Palladius: цзицяо (czicjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei⁶ haau²
    • Yale: geih háau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ haau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ hao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² haːu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kháu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ kau`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ kau³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ kʰau̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khá
    • Tâi-lô: ki-khá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qar
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰa⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-khiáu
    • Tâi-lô: ki-khiáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qiao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kʰiau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ji-chiau
    • MiniDict: ji^去 chiau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-qiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

技巧

1. technique or skill (in arts, sports, etc.)
2. acrobatic gymnastics

Synonyms

• (skill):

• 一手
• 人才 (réncái)
• 伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
• 俊才 (jùncái)
• 兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力量 (lìliàng)
• 功力 (gōnglì)
• 功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
• 天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
• 才具 (cáijù) (formal)
• 才力 (cáilì)
• 才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
• 才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
• 才情 (cáiqíng)
• 手段 (shǒuduàn)
• 手法 (shǒufǎ)
• 手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
• 才能
• 手腕 (shǒuwàn)
• 手腕子 (shou³ onn³ zr) (Xiang)
• 才華／才华 (cáihuá)
• 把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
• 技能 (jìnéng)
• 技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
• 技術／技术 (jìshù)
• 招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
• 本事
• 本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
• 材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
• 能力 (nénglì)
• 能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
• 能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
• 能量 (néngliàng)
• 花頭／花头 (Wu)
• 著數／着数
• 解數／解数
• 資力／资力 (zīlì)
• 路數／路数 (lùshù)
• 身手 (shēnshǒu)
• 道行

 

• (acrobatic gymnastics): 技巧運動／技巧运动 (jìqiǎo yùndòng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (技巧):

• → Japanese: 技巧(ぎこう) (gikō)
• → Korean: 기교(技巧) (gigyo)
• → Vietnamese: kỹ xảo (技巧)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
技	巧
ぎ Grade: 5	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

技(ぎ)巧(こう) • (gikō) 

1. technique, technical ability, finesse, skill