礙虐

Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	oppressive; tyrannical
trad. (礙虐)		礙	虐
simp. (碍虐)		碍	虐

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gāi-gio̍h / ngāi-gio̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gāi-gio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gāi-gio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gaixgioih
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ ɡioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡai³³⁻²¹ ɡiɤʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ ɡioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡai³³⁻¹¹ ɡioʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngāi-gio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ngāi-gio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngaixgioih
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋãi³³⁻²¹ ɡiɤʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋãi³³⁻¹¹ ɡioʔ⁴/

Adjective

礙虐

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) uncomfortable; awkward; difficult to deal with
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) perplexed; puzzled; bewildered

Synonyms

• (uncomfortable): 彆扭／别扭 (bièniu); (Min Nan) 更桀

References

• “Entry #12836”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.