放五虎利
Chinese
[edit]to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
five | tiger | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (放五虎利) | 放 | 五 | 虎 | 利 | |
| simp. #(放五虎利) | 放 | 五 | 虎 | 利 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pàng-gō͘-hó͘-lī
- Tâi-lô: pàng-gōo-hóo-lī
- Phofsit Daibuun: parnggoxhofli
- IPA (Taipei): /paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
[edit]放五虎利
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to lend at a high interest; to lend usuriously
Synonyms
[edit]- (Taiwanese Hokkien) 放十虎