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

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• 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/

Verb

插跤

1. (Southern Min, literally) to place one's foot
2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to meddle with; to interfere; to get involved in
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to participate in gambling or a type of business

Synonyms

• (to place one's foot): 插腳／插脚 (chājiǎo)
• (to meddle with):

• 伸手 (shēnshǒu) (figurative)
• 問／问 (wèn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 干涉 (gānshè)
• 干預 (gānyù)
• 插手 (chāshǒu)
• 沓滴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 過問／过问 (guòwèn)
• 鬥插／斗插 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 鬥插手／斗插手 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)