巧立名目

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely	set up; to stand	name; designation; to praise name; designation; to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
trad. (巧立名目)		巧	立	名目
simp. ^#(巧立名目)		巧	立	名目

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎolìmíngmù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² laap⁶ ming⁴ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎolìmíngmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎolìmíngmù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-li⁴-ming²-mu⁴
  - Yale: chyǎu-lì-míng-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaulihmingmuh
  - Palladius: цяолиминму (cjaoliminmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² laap⁶ ming⁴ muk⁶
  - Yale: háau laahp mìhng muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² laap⁹ ming⁴ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² lab⁶ ming⁴ mug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ laːp̚² mɪŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/

Idiom

巧立名目

to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names
巧立名目搜刮民財 [MSC, trad.]
巧立名目搜刮民财 [MSC, simp.]
qiǎolìmíngmù sōuguā míncái [Pinyin]
to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts

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