揣空揣縫
Chinese
[edit]estimate; guess; figure estimate; guess; figure; surmise; put into |
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
estimate; guess; figure estimate; guess; figure; surmise; put into |
crack; seam; to sew crack; seam; to sew; to stitch | ||
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| trad. (揣空揣縫) | 揣 | 空 | 揣 | 縫 | |
| simp. (揣空揣缝) | 揣 | 空 | 揣 | 缝 | |
| alternative forms | 找空找縫／找空找缝 | ||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhē-khang-chhē-phāng / chhēr-khang-chhēr-phāng / chhōe-khang-chhōe-phāng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhē-khang-chhē-phāng
- Tâi-lô: tshē-khang-tshē-phāng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhexqangzhexphang
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhēr-khang-chhēr-phāng
- Tâi-lô: tshēr-khang-tshēr-phāng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōe-khang-chhōe-phāng
- Tâi-lô: tshuē-khang-tshuē-phāng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoexqangzhoexphang
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
[edit]揣空揣縫
- (Southern Min) to look for trouble; to find fault with; to nitpick
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to find a method
Synonyms
[edit]- (to look for trouble): 找碴 (zhǎochá)