剋翁

Chinese

to overcome; subdue; to overthrow
to overcome; subdue; to overthrow; restrain; cut down; to be able to
 
 elderly person
trad. (剋翁) 剋 翁
simp. (克翁) 克 翁

Pronunciation

Verb

剋翁

  1. (Hokkien, of a woman) to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 剋夫 (“to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 剋夫
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 剋夫
Cantonese Hong Kong 剋夫
Southern Min Xiamen 剋翁
Quanzhou 剋翁
Tainan 剋翁

Antonyms

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