激五仁

Chinese

		to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	funny; comical; humorous
simp. and trad. (激五仁)		激	五仁

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kek-ngó͘-lîn / kiak-gó͘-lîn / kek-ngó͘-jîn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-ngó͘-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: kik-ngóo-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kekngofliin
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-gó͘-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: kiak-góo-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiakgofliin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-ngó͘-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: kik-ngóo-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kekngofjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

Verb

激五仁

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to make things difficult for someone by violating common sense and decency (in one's speech, behavior, etc.)
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to make jokes and act funny