著觸

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	knock against; touch; to feel
trad. (著觸/着觸)		著/着	觸
simp. (着触)		着	触

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-tak

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-tak
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-tak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqdag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

Verb

著觸

1. (Southern Min) to stagger or to tumble while walking, or to have one's foot hit something hard while walking
2. (Southern Min, by extension) to suffer a setback; to not go smoothly
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, by extension) to meet with misfortune

Synonyms

• (to suffer a setback):

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• 出事 (chūshì)
• 失事 (shīshì)
• 有事 (yǒushì)
• 著㧣 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 著窒 (Hokkien)

 

• (to meet with misfortune): 遭厄 (zāo'è)

Derived terms

• 馬四跤也會著觸／马四跤也会著触

 

See also

• (Hokkien) 踏顛／踏颠