敲頭殼

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	head; dandruff
trad. (敲頭殼)		敲	頭殼
simp. (敲头壳)		敲	头壳

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khà-thâu-khak

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-thâu-khak
    • Tâi-lô: khà-thâu-khak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qartau'qag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² kʰak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚³²/

Verb

敲頭殼

1. (Southern Min) to suffer reprimand or criticism from one's superior