虎喙牙

Chinese

		tiger	mouth	tooth; ivory
trad. (虎喙牙)		虎	喙	牙
simp. #(虎喙牙)		虎	喙	牙
alternative forms		虎嘴牙

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó͘-chhùi-gê

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-chhùi-gê
    • Tâi-lô: hóo-tshuì-gê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hofzhuie'gee
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡe²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ ɡe²⁴/

Noun

虎喙牙

1. (Southern Min) canine teeth (especially when protruding)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 豬哥牙／猪哥牙