軁鑽

Chinese

			an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe
trad. (軁鑽)		軁	鑽
simp. (𲄧钻)		𲄧	钻
alternative forms		圇鑽／囵钻串鑚

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nǹg-chǹg / nùi-chùiⁿ

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nǹg-chǹg
  - Tâi-lô: nǹg-tsǹg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngrzngx
  - IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nùi-chùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: nuì-tsuìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nuiezvuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡suĩ²¹/

Verb

軁鑽

(Hokkien) to curry favor with somebody in authority for personal gain; to secure personal gain
(Hokkien) to skillfully find a way or make good use of opportunities to achieve something good using one's own brains

Synonyms

(to curry favor): 鑽營／钻营 (zuānyíng); (Min Nan) 尖鑽／尖钻

Derived terms

鑽營毋值著拄搪 / 钻营毋值著拄搪