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糟糕

糟糕

Chinese

		dregs; to waste; spoil	cake
simp. and trad. (糟糕)		糟	糕

Adjective

糟糕

(colloquial) terrible; sucks

Interjection

糟糕

(colloquial) What a mess! What bad luck!

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zāogāo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou¹ gou¹
Min Nan (POJ): chau-kau / chau-ko

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zāogāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠㄍㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaugau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou¹ gou¹
  - Yale: jōu gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou¹ gou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chau-kau
  - Tâi-lô: tsau-kau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zau'kaw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡saʊ³³ kaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡saʊ⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡saʊ⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chau-ko
  - Tâi-lô: tsau-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zau'koy
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡saʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡saʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/