抌心口
Chinese
| to pound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (抌心口) |
抌 | 心口 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dam2 sam1 hau2
- Yale: dám sām háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dam2 sam1 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: dem2 sem1 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
抌⫽心口 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, literal) to pound one's chest
- (Cantonese, figurative) to be very remorseful; to regret
- (Guangzhou Cantonese, figurative) to blackmail