澀苦苦

Chinese

		grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (澀苦苦)		澀	苦	苦
simp. (涩苦苦)		涩	苦	苦

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siap-khó͘-khó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siap-khó͘-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: siap-khóo-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siapqofqor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

Adjective

澀苦苦

1. (Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart
2. (Hokkien, ideophonic, of surfaces) rough; unsmooth

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 澀刮刮／涩刮刮, 澀臼臼／涩臼臼, 澀忌刮／涩忌刮, 澀治掇／涩治掇