揣空揣縫

Chinese

		estimate; guess; figure estimate; guess; figure; surmise; put into	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	estimate; guess; figure estimate; guess; figure; surmise; put into	crack; seam; to sew crack; seam; to sew; to stitch
trad. (揣空揣縫)		揣	空	揣	縫
simp. (揣空揣缝)		揣	空	揣	缝
alternative forms		找空找縫／找空找缝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhē-khang-chhē-phāng / chhēr-khang-chhēr-phāng / chhōe-khang-chhōe-phāng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhē-khang-chhē-phāng
    • Tâi-lô: tshē-khang-tshē-phāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhexqangzhexphang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhēr-khang-chhēr-phāng
    • Tâi-lô: tshēr-khang-tshēr-phāng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōe-khang-chhōe-phāng
    • Tâi-lô: tshuē-khang-tshuē-phāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoexqangzhoexphang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/

Verb

揣空揣縫

1. (Southern Min) to look for trouble; to find fault with; to nitpick
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to find a method

Synonyms

• (to look for trouble): 找碴 (zhǎochá)