牙儈

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	broker
trad. (牙儈)		牙	儈
simp. (牙侩)		牙	侩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yákuài

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ kui²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yákuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yákuài
  - Wade–Giles: ya²-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: yá-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yakuay
  - Palladius: якуай (jakuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ kui²
  - Yale: ngàh kúi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ kui²
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ kui²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ kʰuːi̯³⁵/

Noun

牙儈

(archaic) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator

Synonyms

中人 (zhōngrén)
中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
代理人 (dàilǐrén)
仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
掮客 (qiánkè)
牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)

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