掠無頭總

Chinese

		plunder	not have	head; (noun suffix)	always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
trad. (掠無頭總)		掠	無	頭	總
simp. (掠无头总)		掠	无	头	总
alternative forms		掠無頭摠／掠无头摠

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍h-bô-thâu-cháng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-bô-thâu-cháng
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍h-bô-thâu-tsáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaqboi'tauzarng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

Idiom

掠無頭總

1. (Hokkien) to fail to grasp the main points

Synonyms

• 不得要領／不得要领 (bùdéyàolǐng)
• (Hokkien) 捎無頭總／捎无头总