Chinese
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to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts
corner; remote or narrow place
trad. (犄角旮旯)
犄角
旮旯
simp. #(犄角旮旯)
犄角
旮旯
alternative forms
犄角旯旮犄里旮旯犄里旯旮
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījiǎogālá
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄚ ㄌㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei1 gok3 go1 lo1
Mandarin
(Standard Chinese)+
Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎogālá
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄚ ㄌㄚˊ
Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎogalá
Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao3-ka1-la2
Yale: jī-jyǎu-gā-lá
Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeaugala
Palladius: цзицзяогала (cziczjaogala)
Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kä⁵⁵ lä³⁵/
(Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
Hanyu Pinyin: jījiǎorgālár
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄍㄚ ㄌㄚˊㄦ
Tongyong Pinyin: jijiǎorgalár
Wade–Giles: chi1-chiao3-ʼrh-ka1-la2-ʼrh
Yale: jī-jyǎur-gā-lár
Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijeaulgalal
Palladius: цзицзяоргалар (cziczjaorgalar)
Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kä⁵⁵ lɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Jyutping: gei1 gok3 go1 lo1
Yale: gēi gok gō lō
Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 gok8 go1 lo1
Guangdong Romanization: géi1 gog3 go1 lo1
Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ kɔː⁵⁵ lɔː⁵⁵/
Noun
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犄角旮旯
(dialectal, colloquial) every nook and corner; every nook and cranny
我犄角旮旯都找遍了，還是找不見那本書。 [MSC, trad.]我犄角旮旯都找遍了，还是找不见那本书。 [MSC, simp.]Wǒ jījiǎogālá dōu zhǎo biàn le, háishì zhǎo bùjiàn nà běn shū. [Pinyin]I've searched every nook and corner, but still couldn't find that book.
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