七除八扣

Chinese

		seven	remove; do away with; wipe out remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except	eight	10 percent; button; detain
simp. and trad. (七除八扣)		七	除	八	扣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīchú-bākòu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄚㄎㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ ceoi⁴ baat³ kau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhit-chhù-pat-khieu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīchú-bākòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄚㄎㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: qi1chwuba1kow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ pa̠⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ ceoi⁴ baat³ kau³
  - Yale: chāt chèuih baat kau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsoey⁴ baat⁸ kau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ cêu⁴ bad³ keo³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕʰɵy̯²¹ pɑːt̚³ kʰɐu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhit-chhù-pat-khieu
  - Hakka Romanization System: qid` cuˇ bad` kieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qid⁵ cu² bad⁵ kieu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰit̚² t͡sʰu¹¹ pat̚² kʰi̯eu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

七除八扣

(of prices, wages, etc.) to continuously reduce until little is left

Synonyms

七折八扣

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