移花接木

Chinese

		to move; to shift; to change to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join	tree; wood
trad. (移花接木)		移	花	接	木
simp. ^#(移花接木)		移	花	接	木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yíhuājiēmù

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧㄝㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ faa¹ zip³ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yíhuājiēmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧㄝㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihuajiemuh
  - IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ faa¹ zip³ muk⁶
  - Yale: yìh fā jip muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ faa¹ dzip⁸ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ fa¹ jib³ mug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ fäː⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³ mʊk̚²/

Idiom

移花接木

to graft one twig on another; to graft
(figuratively) to stealthily substitute one thing for another

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