撿便宜

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	cheap; inexpensive; to let somebody off lightly
trad. (撿便宜)		撿	便宜
simp. (捡便宜)		捡	便宜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎn piányi, jiǎn piányí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ, ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn piányi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn piányi̊
  - Wade–Giles: chien³ pʻien²-i⁵
  - Yale: jyǎn pyán-yi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean pyan.i
  - Palladius: цзянь пяньи (czjanʹ pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn piányí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn piányí
  - Wade–Giles: chien³ pʻien²-i²
  - Yale: jyǎn pyán-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean pyanyi
  - Palladius: цзянь пяньи (czjanʹ pjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵/

Verb

撿⫽便宜 (verb-object)

to choose something effortless
to gain more by spending less

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