覕喙

Chinese

beak; to pant
trad. (覕喙)
simp. (𰴕喙) 𰴕

Pronunciation


Verb

覕喙 (Hokkien)

  1. to lightly close one's mouth; to slightly close up one's mouth
  2. to have one's open lips quiver (of a child while whimpering or crying in spurts)

Synonyms

  • (Zhangzhou) 覕嘴 / 𰴕嘴 (bih-chúi)
  • 覕喙脣 / 𰴕喙唇 (bih chhùi-tûn)
  • (Zhangzhou) 覕喙覕舌 / 𰴕喙𰴕舌 (bih-chhùi bih-chi̍h)