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發蹄揗

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Chinese

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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
hoof; pork shoulder strike, hit with hand; tap
trad. (發蹄揗)
simp. (发蹄揗)
alternative forms

Etymology

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蹄揗 is probably built upon the root (tan4, “to shiver in fear”). Folk etymology incorrectly suggests borrowing from English frightened.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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發⫽蹄揗 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to feel agitated