掬腸
Chinese
| to hold with both hands | intestines | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掬腸) | 掬 | 腸 | |
| simp. (掬肠) | 掬 | 肠 | |
| Literally: “to have one's intestines contract and quiver”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiuh-tn̂g
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuh-tn̂g
- Tâi-lô: kiuh-tn̂g
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiuhd'ngg
- IPA (Xiamen): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu(ʔ)⁵ tŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
掬腸
- (Hokkien) to be very anxious; to have worries and misgivings
- (Hokkien) to get angry; to take offense