掎角

Chinese

		drag	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (掎角)		掎	角
simp. #(掎角)		掎	角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐjiǎo [Phonetic: jíjiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chi³-chiao³
    • Yale: jǐ-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijeau
    • Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

掎角

1. (literary) to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts

Synonyms

• 犄角 (jījiǎo)

Derived terms

• 掎角之勢／掎角之势 (jījiǎo zhī shì)