# 考究
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kǎojiū, kǎojiù
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haau$^2$ gau$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kao$^2$ giu$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiū → kǎojiu (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡ → ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
*** Wade–Giles: kʻao$^3$-chiu$^5$
*** Yale: kǎu-jyou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
*** Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiù
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻao$^3$-chiu$^4$
*** Yale: kǎu-jyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaojiow
*** Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haau$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: háau gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haau$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hao$^2$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
*** Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
*** Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kao$^2$ giu$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

#### Verb

考究
* to investigate carefully; to research
* to be particular about; to be fastidious about

##### Synonyms

* (to research):
* 探討／探讨 (tàntǎo)
* 摳／抠 (kōu)
* 查考 (chákǎo)
* 研修 (yánxiū)
* 研究 (yánjiū)
* 研習／研习 (yánxí)
* 研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
* 精研 (jīngyán) (formal)
* 細究／细究 (xìjiū)
* 調查／调查 (diàochá)
* 鑽／钻
* 鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)
* (to be particular about):
* 參訪／参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
* 尋摸／寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
* 尋求／寻求 (xúnqiú)
* 探求 (tànqiú)
* 搜 (sōu)
* 求 (qiú)
* 求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
* 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
* 牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
* 獵取／猎取 (lièqǔ)
* 覓／觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 訪查／访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
* 謀取／谋取 (móuqǔ)
* 謀求／谋求 (móuqiú)
* 講求／讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
* 講究／讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
* 追求 (zhuīqiú)
* 追逐 (zhuīzhú)

#### Noun

考究
* something worth researching; something worth looking into

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kǎojiu
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haau$^2$ gau$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-kiù / khó-kiù
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kao$^2$ giu$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojiu
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kǎojio̊u
*** Wade–Giles: kʻao$^3$-chiu$^5$
*** Yale: kǎu-jyou
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kao.jiou
*** Palladius: каоцзю (kaoczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haau$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: háau gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haau$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hao$^2$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-kiù
*** Tâi-lô: khónn-kiù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qvofkiux
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kiù
*** Tâi-lô: khó-kiù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'kiux
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kao$^2$ giu$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu kiù
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³/

#### Adjective

考究
* tasteful; elegant; exquisite

##### Synonyms

* 健全 (jiànquán)
* 完善 (wánshàn)
* 完美 (wánměi)
* 工巧 (gōngqiǎo)
* 工致 (gōngzhì)
* 幼路 (Hokkien)
* 精妙 (jīngmiào)
* 精工 (jīnggōng)
* 精巧 (jīngqiǎo)
* 精彩 (jīngcǎi)
* 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
* 精緻／精致 (jīngzhì)
* 精美 (jīngměi)
* 精良 (jīngliáng)
* 細緻／细致 (xìzhì)
* 細膩／细腻 (xìnì)

##### Antonyms

* 缺 (quē)