計較

See also: 计较

Chinese

		to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively
trad. (計較)		計	較
simp. (计较)		计	较

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìjiào, jìjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ gaau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kie-kau / kie-káu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kè-kàu

(Teochew, Peng'im): goi³ ga³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìjiào
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chiao⁴
  - Yale: jì-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjiaw
  - Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chiao³
  - Yale: jì-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjeau
  - Palladius: цзицзяо (cziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai³ gaau³
  - Yale: gai gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ kaːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kie-kau
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie gau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie⁴ gau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e⁵⁵ kau̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kie-káu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie gau^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie⁴ gau³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e⁵⁵ kau̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: kè-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kea'kaux
  - IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² kau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ kau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ kau²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goi³ ga³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kòi kà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ka²¹³/

Verb

計較

to bother about; to fuss over
to argue; to bicker
to think over
to discuss in detail

Synonyms

(to argue):

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分說 / 分说 (fēnshuō) (literary)
分辯 / 分辩 (fēnbiàn)
力爭 / 力争 (lìzhēng)
反駁 / 反驳 (fǎnbó)
急聒 (jíguō) (literary)
扳 (literary, or in compounds)
批駁 / 批驳 (pībó)
爭執 / 争执 (zhēngzhí)
爭持 / 争持 (zhēngchí)
爭論 / 争论 (zhēnglùn)
爭議 / 争议 (zhēngyì)
爭辯 / 争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
理論 / 理论 (lǐlùn)
痛斥 (tòngchì) (as a denouncement)
盤喙錦 / 盘喙锦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
盤話 / 盘话
相拗 (Hakka)
相諍 / 相诤 (Hokkien)
相諍相拁 / 相诤相拁 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
紛爭 / 纷争 (fēnzhēng)
聲辯 / 声辩 (shēngbiàn)
諍喙 / 诤喙 (Hokkien)
論戰 / 论战 (lùnzhàn)
論爭 / 论争 (lùnzhēng)
較量 / 较量 (jiàoliàng)
辯嘴 / 辩嘴 (bìng-cṳ̌) (Northern Min)
辯白 / 辩白 (biànbái)
辯解 / 辩解 (biànjiě) (to try to defend oneself)
辯論 / 辩论 (biànlùn)
辯護 / 辩护 (biànhù)
辯駁 / 辩驳 (biànbó)
駁斥 / 驳斥 (bóchì) (as a denouncement)
駁議 / 驳议 (bóyì) (literary)

(to think over):

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冥思 (míngsī)
冥想 (míngxiǎng)
品味 (pǐnwèi)
尋味 / 寻味 (xúnwèi)
尋思 / 寻思
念 (niàn)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
思想 (sīxiǎng)
思慮 / 思虑 (sīlǜ)
思索 (sīsuǒ)
思維 / 思维 (sīwéi)
思考 (sīkǎo)
思裁 (si¹ cai²) (Sichuanese)
思量 (sīliáng)
慎思 (shènsī)
掂掇 (diānduo) (colloquial)
推敲 (tuīqiāo)
掂量 (diānliáng)
揣摩 (chuǎimó)
斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) (figuratively)
沉思 (chénsī)
深思 (shēnsī)
照顧 / 照顾 (zhàogù)
玩味 (wánwèi)
玩弄 (Classical Chinese)
琢磨 (zuómo)
算計 / 算计 (suànjì)
考慮 / 考虑 (kǎolǜ)
苦思 (kǔsī)
著想 / 着想 (zhuóxiǎng)
計算 / 计算 (jìsuàn)
設想 / 设想 (shèxiǎng)
顧全 / 顾全 (gùquán)
顧及 / 顾及 (gùjí)

(to discuss):

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nan-xia+nan-zha:比接
交涉 (jiāoshè)
傾 / 倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
協商 / 协商 (xiéshāng)
協議 / 协议 (xiéyì)
口語 / 口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
商討 / 商讨 (shāngtǎo)
商談 / 商谈 (shāngtán)
商議 / 商议 (shāngyì)
商量 (shāngliang)
接接 (Hokkien)
接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
插話 / 插话 (Hokkien)
會談 / 会谈 (huìtán)
槌摃鐵 / 槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
洽商 (qiàshāng)
洽談 / 洽谈 (qiàtán)
申論 / 申论 (shēnlùn)
研究 (yánjiū)
磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
磋議 / 磋议 (cuōyì)
磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
觸牙 / 触牙 (Hokkien)
言說 / 言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
言論 / 言论 (yánlùn)
言辭 / 言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
計謀 / 计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
計議 / 计议 (jìyì) (literary)
討論 / 讨论 (tǎolùn)
評 / 评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
評論 / 评论 (pínglùn)
說 / 说
說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
談判 / 谈判 (tánpàn)
談論 / 谈论 (tánlùn)
謀慮 / 谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
議 / 议 (yì)
議論 / 议论 (yìlùn)
錦議 / 锦议 (Hokkien)
闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

Derived terms

斤斤計較 / 斤斤计较 (jīnjīnjìjiào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (計較):

→ Japanese: 計較(けいこう) (keikō); 計較(けいかく) (keikaku)
→ Korean: 계교(計較) (gyegyo)

References

“Entry #5564”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.