撚匼笑

Chinese

		twirl (in the fingers)		laugh; smile
trad. (撚匼笑)		撚	匼	笑
simp. #(撚匼笑)		撚	匼	笑
alternative forms		撚蓋笑／撚盖笑

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lián-khap-chhiò

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lián-khap-chhiò
    • Tâi-lô: lián-khap-tshiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liefnqapchioix
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰio¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɤ²¹/

Verb

撚匼笑

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to rotate a coin to determine who wins or loses from it being heads or tails (as a method for gambling)