踅金龜遨

Chinese

		to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg	golden turtle; turtle-shaped handle on a golden seal, or the golden seal itself	make excursion; ramble; travel
trad. (踅金龜遨)		踅	金龜	遨
simp. (踅金龟遨)		踅	金龟	遨

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se̍h-kim-ku-gô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍h-kim-ku-gô
    • Tâi-lô: se̍h-kim-ku-gô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seqkimku'gooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² ɡo²⁴/

Verb

踅金龜遨

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to go the long way round; to detour
2. (Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw

Synonyms

• 繞彎子／绕弯子 (rào wānzi)
• (Hokkien) 踅圈, 踅玲瑯／踅玲琅, 踅金龜／踅金龟