揪藤

Chinese

		to clutch	rattan; cane
trad. (揪藤)		揪	藤
simp. #(揪藤)		揪	藤

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiû-tîn / chhiu-tîn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiû-tîn
    • Tâi-lô: tshiû-tîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'diin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻²² tin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-tîn
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-tîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'diin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tin¹³/

Verb

揪藤

1. (Southern Min) to pull out rattan
2. (Southern Min, figurative) to get to the heart of the matter