掬腸掬肚

Chinese

		to have one's intestines contract and quiver; to be very anxious; to have worries and misgivings	to hold with both hands	belly; tripe
trad. (掬腸掬肚)		掬腸	掬	肚
simp. (掬肠掬肚)		掬肠	掬	肚

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuh-tn̂g-kiuh-tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: kiuh-tn̂g-kiuh-tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiuhd'ngkiuhdo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuh-tn̂g-kiuh-tǒ͘
    • Tâi-lô: kiuh-tn̂g-kiuh-tǒo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu(ʔ)⁵ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kiu(ʔ)⁵ tɔ²²/

Verb

掬腸掬肚

1. (Hokkien) to be extremely anxious
2. (Hokkien, of a child) to whimper or to vomit due to excessive crying