漚步

Chinese

		steep; bubble; froth	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (漚步)		漚	步
simp. (沤步)		沤	步
alternative forms		奧步／奥步 惡步／恶步

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): àu-pō͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àu-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: àu-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ao'po
    • IPA (Taipei): /au¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /au²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

Noun

漚步

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) cheap shot; devious means

   選舉漚步／选举沤步 [Hokkien]  ―  soán-kí àu-pō͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  electoral fraud

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 茅招 (maau⁴ ziu¹)
• (Hokkien) 漚屎步 / 沤屎步