抹牛油

Chinese

		spread; smear	cow fat; beef tallow; butter
simp. and trad. (抹牛油)		抹	牛油

Etymology

From 抹 (to spread) + 牛油 (butter). Unknown how it became a metaphor for criticism.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): boa̍h-gû-iû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boa̍h-gû-iû
    • Tâi-lô: bua̍h-gû-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boaqgu'iuu
    • IPA (Singapore): /bua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴⁻²¹ iu²⁴/

Noun

抹牛油

1. (Singapore Hokkien) to criticize

Synonyms

• 批判 (pīpàn)
• 批評／批评 (pīpíng)
• (literary, or in compounds) 議／议 (yì)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 敲嘓／敲啯