插跤
Chinese
insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
bones of leg; wrestle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (插跤) | 插 | 跤 | |
| simp. #(插跤) | 插 | 跤 | |
| alternative forms | 插腳/插脚 插骹 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhah-kha
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhah-kha
- Tâi-lô: tshah-kha
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhahqaf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)⁵ kʰa³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
插跤
- (Southern Min, literally) to place one's foot
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to meddle with; to interfere; to get involved in
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to participate in gambling or a type of business