掣慶

Chinese

		pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw	celebrate
trad. (掣慶)		掣	慶
simp. (掣庆)		掣	庆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoah-khiàⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoah-khiàⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshuah-khiànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoahqviax
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiã²¹/

Adjective

掣慶 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

1. prone to have problems such as restless sleep at night (due to nerves of infants and young children unable to withstand overstimulation)
2. easily provoked; easily agitated; unable to control one's feelings
3. unrefined; undignified; inelegant (of men and women)
   1. excessively fond of joking around (as of small boys)
   2. hyperactive; unable to sit still and fond of running around, laughing, etc. (as of small girls)