目頭金

Chinese

		brows; expression	metal; gold; money
trad. (目頭金)		目頭	金
simp. (目头金)		目头	金

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-thâu kim
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k-thâu kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bagtaau kym
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴ kim⁴⁴/

Verb

目頭金

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at reading a person; to be tactful (to interpret someone's facial expression, tone of voice, etc.)

   目頭𣍐金／目头𫧃金 [Hokkien]  ―  ba̍k-thâu bōe kim [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to be tactless and bad at reading a person

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 目色巧