搭金

Chinese

		build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage	metal; gold; money
trad. (搭金)		搭	金
simp. #(搭金)		搭	金

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tah-kim

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tah-kim
    • Tâi-lô: tah-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dahkym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ta(ʔ)⁵ kim³³/

Verb

搭金

1. (Southern Min) to put gold leaves on the statue of Buddhas, deities, etc.
2. (Southern Min, figurative) to embellish; to beautify; to exaggerate one's good points