目睭金

Chinese

		eye	metal; gold; money
trad. (目睭金)		目睭	金
simp. #(目睭金)		目睭	金
alternative forms		目珠金

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ba̍k-chiu kim

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-chiu kim
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k-tsiu kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bagciw kym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bak̚²⁴⁻² t͡siu³³ kim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/

Verb

目睭金

1. (Hokkien) to know one's place; to be sensible; to judge the hour and size up the situation