掬腸

Chinese

		to hold with both hands	intestines
trad. (掬腸)		掬	腸
simp. (掬肠)		掬	肠
Literally: “to have one's intestines contract and quiver”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiuh-tn̂g

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuh-tn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: kiuh-tn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiuhd'ngg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu(ʔ)⁵ tŋ̍²⁴/

Verb

掬腸

1. (Hokkien) to be very anxious; to have worries and misgivings
2. (Hokkien) to get angry; to take offense

Derived terms

• 掬腸掬肚 / 掬肠掬肚