考究

Chinese

		to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine	after all; to investigate; to study carefully
trad. (考究)		考	究
simp. ^#(考究)		考	究

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎojiū, kǎojiù

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

(Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiū → kǎojiu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ → ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
  - Yale: kǎu-jyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojiòu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁴
  - Yale: kǎu-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaojiow
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² gau³
  - Yale: háau gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kao² giu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Verb

考究

to investigate carefully; to research
to be particular about; to be fastidious about

Synonyms

(to research):

探討／探讨 (tàntǎo)
摳／抠 (kōu)
查考 (chákǎo)
研修 (yánxiū)
研究 (yánjiū)
研習／研习 (yánxí)
研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
精研 (jīngyán) (formal)
細究／细究 (xìjiū)
調查／调查 (diàochá)
鑽／钻
鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)

(to be particular about):

參訪／参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
尋摸／寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
尋求／寻求 (xúnqiú)
探求 (tànqiú)
搜 (sōu)
求 (qiú)
求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
獵取／猎取 (lièqǔ)
覓／觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
訪查／访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
謀取／谋取 (móuqǔ)
謀求／谋求 (móuqiú)
講求／讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
講究／讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
追求 (zhuīqiú)
追逐 (zhuīzhú)

Noun

考究

something worth researching; something worth looking into

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎojiu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² gau³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù

(Teochew, Peng'im): kao² giu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: kʻao³-chiu⁵
  - Yale: kǎu-jyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
  - Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² gau³
  - Yale: háau gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kao² giu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

Adjective

考究

tasteful; elegant; exquisite

Synonyms

健全 (jiànquán)
完善 (wánshàn)
完美 (wánměi)
工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
工致 (gōngzhì)
幼路 (Hokkien)
精妙 (jīngmiào)
精工 (jīnggōng)
精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
精彩 (jīngcǎi)
精細／精细 (jīngxì)
精緻／精致 (jīngzhì)
精美 (jīngměi)
精良 (jīngliáng)
細緻／细致 (xìzhì)
細膩／细腻 (xìnì)

Antonyms

缺 (quē)

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