撇叉

Chinese

		(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away	to cross; be stuck; to diverge to cross; be stuck; to diverge; to open (as legs); fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect
simp. and trad. (撇叉)		撇	叉

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phoat-chhe / phoah-chhee

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoat-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: phuat-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoatzhef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoah-chhee
    • Tâi-lô: phuah-tshee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

撇叉

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cross out using an X mark (✘)

Synonyms

• 打叉 (dǎchā)
• (Hokkien) 拍叉