鋩角

Chinese

		sharp point	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (鋩角)		鋩	角
simp. (铓角)		铓	角
alternative forms		眉角 冥角 綿角／绵角 棉角

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mê-kak / mî-kak

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mê-kak
    • Tâi-lô: mê-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: me'kag
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mẽ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-kak
    • Tâi-lô: mî-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mi'kag
    • IPA (Taipei): /mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/

Noun

鋩角

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) sharp corner
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bend or hook in a stroke of a Chinese character
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) main principles; gist; crux; tricks to doing something
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) something small but important

Derived terms

• 鋩鋩角角／铓铓角角 (Min Nan, repititive form)