勼跤勼手
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Chinese
[edit]to shrink back and change one's mind | to stop; to give up | ||
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simp. and trad. (勼跤勼手) |
勼跤 | 勼手 | |
alternative forms | 勼腳勼手/勼脚勼手 勼骹勼手 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kha-kiu-chhiú
- Tâi-lô: kiu-kha-kiu-tshiú
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'qa'kiuchiuo
- IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
[edit]勼跤勼手
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be overcautious and full of misgivings; to be ever fearful and nervous