軁鑽

Chinese

			an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe
trad. (軁鑽)		軁	鑽
simp. (𲄧钻)		𲄧	钻
alternative forms		圇鑽／囵钻 串鑚

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nǹg-chǹg / nùi-chùiⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nǹg-chǹg
    • Tâi-lô: nǹg-tsǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngrzngx
    • IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nùi-chùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nuì-tsuìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nuiezvuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡suĩ²¹/

Verb

軁鑽

1. (Hokkien) to curry favor with somebody in authority for personal gain; to secure personal gain
2. (Hokkien) to skillfully to find a way or make good use of opportunities to achieve something good using one's own brains

Synonyms

• (to curry favor): 鑽營／钻营 (zuānyíng); (Min Nan) 尖鑽／尖钻

Derived terms

• 鑽營毋值著拄搪 / 钻营毋值着拄搪