捉猴
Chinese
| to clutch; to grab; to capture | monkey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (捉猴) | 捉 | 猴 | |
| simp. #(捉猴) | 捉 | 猴 | |
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-hèu
- Hakka Romanization System: zogˋ heuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zog5 heu2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² heu̯¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Verb
捉猴
- (Hakka) to catch adulterers in the act
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 捉姦 (“to catch adulterers in the act”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 捉姦 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 捉姦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 捉黃腳雞, 捉雞腳 |
| Hong Kong | 捉姦, 捉黃腳雞 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捉猴 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捉猴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捉猴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捉猴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捉猴 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捉猴 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 掠猴 |
| Quanzhou | 掠猴 | |
| Zhangzhou | 掠猴 | |
| Tainan | 掠猴 | |