虎牚頷
Chinese
| tiger | chin; nod assent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虎牚頷) | 虎 | 牚 | 頷 | |
| simp. (虎牚颔) | 虎 | 牚 | 颔 | |
| alternative forms | 虎撐頷／虎撑颔 | |||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó͘-thìⁿ-ām / hó͘-thìⁿ-ǎm / hó͘-thèⁿ-ām
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-thìⁿ-ām
- Tâi-lô: hóo-thìnn-ām
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoftvie'am
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-thìⁿ-ǎm
- Tâi-lô: hóo-thìnn-ǎm
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ am²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-thèⁿ-ām
- Tâi-lô: hóo-thènn-ām
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoftvea'am
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
虎牚頷
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to prop up the chin or both cheeks in one's hands while pressing the arms on one's knees in a crouched position
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 有做一站，無甲虎牚頷 / 有做一站，无甲虎牚颔