哭枵

Chinese

		to cry; to weep	hungry
simp. and trad. (哭枵)		哭	枵
alternative forms		哭飫／哭饫 哭夭 靠夭 Mandarin based respelling 靠腰 Mandarin based respelling
Literally: “to cry in hunger”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khàu-iau

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Tong'an)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu-iau
    • Tâi-lô: khàu-iau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qao'iaw
    • IPA (Tong'an): /kʰau¹¹²⁻⁴² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iau⁴⁴/

Verb

哭枵

1. (Hokkien, vulgar) to make a fuss for nothing

Interjection

哭枵

1. (Hokkien, vulgar) crap!

Synonyms

• 糟糕 (zāogāo)