著誆頭
Chinese
[edit]particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer |
a form of malevolent witchcraft involving methods such as the use of spirits or spells to cause people to become disoriented or fatally ill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (著誆頭/着誆頭) | 著/着 | 誆頭 | |
| simp. (着诓头) | 着 | 诓头 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-khōng-thâu
- Tâi-lô: tio̍h-khōng-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqqoxngtaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-kōng-thâu
- Tâi-lô: tio̍h-kōng-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqkoxngtaau
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Verb
[edit]著誆頭
- (Hokkien) to be under the control of a kind of witchcraft known as 誆頭
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blindly follow by someone who orders one around