吊胃口

Chinese

		to hang a person	appetite; liking
simp. and trad. (吊胃口)		吊	胃口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diào wèikǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ wai⁶ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: diào wèikǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw weykoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu³ wai⁶ hau²
  - Yale: diu waih háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ wai⁶ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu³ wei⁶ heo²
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ wɐi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

吊胃口

(colloquial) to keep somebody in suspense; to tantalize; to keep on tenterhooks

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