創治

Chinese

		begin; initiate; inaugurate begin; initiate; inaugurate; start; create; a wound; cut; injury; trauma	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
trad. (創治)		創	治
simp. (创治)		创	治

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhòng-tī / chhòng-tǐ / thòng-tǐ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhòng-tī
    • Tâi-lô: tshòng-tī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhorngdi
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴² ti²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhòng-tǐ
    • Tâi-lô: tshòng-tǐ
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòng-tǐ
    • Tâi-lô: thòng-tǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²²/

Verb

創治

1. (Hokkien) to bully; to take advantage of (somebody)

   • 大胆知府不知死　用只毒計來創治 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     大胆知府不知死　用只毒计来创治 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1925, 黃五娘跳古井歌

     tōa-táⁿ ti-hú m̄-chai-sí, ēng chí to̍k-kè lâi chhòng-tī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The defiant prefectural magistrate recklessly uses this evil plan to bully

2. (Hokkien) to tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on

   • 我問天我問天　甘會凍麥創治 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     我问天我问天　甘会冻麦创治 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2007, 阿丹 (lyrics), 江志豐 (music), 我問天, performed by 翁立友 [Weng Li-you]

     góa mn̄g thiⁿ góa mn̄g thiⁿ, kám ē-tàng mài chhòng-tī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I ask the heavens, I ask the heavens, Can you not play tricks on me?

3. (Hokkien) to take liberties with; to seduce (a woman)

Synonyms

• (tease):

• 作弄 (zuònòng)
• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 刺 (literary, or in compounds)
• 刺溪 (chié-*kă̤) (Eastern Min)
• 創弄／创弄 (Hokkien)
• 創景／创景 (Hokkien)
• 剾損／𠛅损 (Hokkien)
• 剾洗／𠛅洗 (Hokkien)
• 剾洗／𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
• 剾褻／𠛅亵 (Hokkien)
• 𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Hokkien)
• 取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
• 取笑 (qǔxiào)
• 呾笑話／呾笑话 (Teochew)
• 呾耍笑 (Teochew)
• 嗤笑 (chīxiào)
• 嘲弄 (cháonòng)
• 嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
• 嘲訕／嘲讪 (cháoshàn)
• 嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng)
• 嘲謔／嘲谑 (cháoxuè)
• 奚落 (xīluò)
• 尋開心／寻开心 (⁶zhin-khe-shin) (Wu)
• 巴銳／巴锐 (Hokkien)
• 恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
• 戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng)
• 戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè)
• 挖苦 (wākǔ)
• 捉弄 (zhuōnòng)
• 損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial)
• 撩 (Hakka)
• 撚化 (nan² faa³) (Cantonese)
• 撮弄 (cuōnòng) (literary)
• 擺弄／摆弄
• 消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
• 湊趣／凑趣 (còuqù)
• 𤊶人 (Hakka)
• 玩 (colloquial)
• 玩弄
• 笑 (xiào)
• 笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 耍弄 (shuǎnòng)
• 耍忽 (sua² huah⁴) (Jin)
• 落八 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 見笑／见笑 (jiànxiào)
• 訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
• 詼謔／诙谑 (huīxuè)
• 說風涼話／说风凉话 (shuō fēngliánghuà)
• 調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
• 諦／谛 (dai³) (Cantonese)
• 諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì)
• 謔潲／谑潲 (Hokkien)
• 謔燒／谑烧 (Hokkien)
• 講笑／讲笑 (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
• 講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Hokkien)
• 譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì)
• 譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo)
• 譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
• 譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary)
• 譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng)
• 變弄／变弄 (Hokkien)
• 𧮙 (Wu)
• 起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
• 輕體／轻体 (Hokkien)
• 逗 (dòu)
• 逗弄
• 鄙笑 (Hokkien)
• 酸笑 (Hokkien)
• 鈍／钝 (Wu)
• 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
• 開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial)
• 開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
• 鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

 

References

• “Entry #8224”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.