捉姦
See also: 捉奸
Chinese
| to clutch; to grab; to capture | adultery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (捉姦) | 捉 | 姦 | |
| simp. (捉奸) | 捉 | 奸 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōjiān
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhuojian
- Wade–Giles: cho1-chien1
- Yale: jwō-jyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juojian
- Palladius: чжоцзянь (čžoczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zuk1 gaan1
- Yale: jūk gāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk7 gaan1
- Guangdong Romanization: zug1 gan1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-kan
- Tâi-lô: tsok-kan
- Phofsit Daibuun: zokkafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok-kan
- Tâi-lô: tshiok-kan
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiokkafn
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kan³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
捉姦
- to catch adulterers in the act
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 捉姦 (“to catch adulterers in the act”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 捉姦 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 捉姦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 捉黃腳雞, 捉雞腳 |
| Hong Kong | 捉姦, 捉黃腳雞 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捉猴 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捉猴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捉猴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捉猴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捉猴 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捉猴 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 掠猴 |
| Quanzhou | 掠猴 | |
| Zhangzhou | 掠猴 | |
| Tainan | 掠猴 | |