掠猴
Chinese
| plunder | monkey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掠猴) | 掠 | 猴 | |
| simp. #(掠猴) | 掠 | 猴 | |
| alternative forms | 掠媾 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍h-kâu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-kâu
- Tâi-lô: lia̍h-kâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: liaqkaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
掠猴
- (Southern Min) 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 | |