kiu2 miu6蹺妙跷妙

Jyutpingkiu2 miu6

Yalekíu miuh

名詞

Definition

The key skill or knack to doing something successfully.

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How it's used

Focuses on the hidden or clever method that makes a task easy once understood. It implies a sense of discovery, often used when someone finally figures out how a mechanism or a skill works. It is distinct from a mere method or process because it highlights the specific, often subtle, key to success.

Examples

jyun4原loi4來ni1呢go3個so2鎖ge3嘅kiu2蹺miu6妙hai2喺dou6度zyun3轉loeng5兩hyun1圈。

So the trick to this lock is to turn it twice.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知zing2整ni1呢go3個daan6蛋gou1糕jau5有me1咩kiu2蹺miu6妙aa4呀？

Do you know what the secret knack is for making this cake?

Common phrases

wan2搵ceot1出kiu2蹺miu6妙

find out the trick

zoeng2掌aak1握kiu2蹺miu6妙

master the knack

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 竅門, which is a more formal or standard term for a knack or trick. While 蹺妙 is common in spoken Cantonese, it is sometimes written as 竅妙, but the character 蹺 is widely accepted in local usage to represent this specific concept.