揻

揻 U+63FB, 揻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63FB ← 揺 [U+63FA] CJK Unified Ideographs 揼 → [U+63FC]

Translingual

Han character

揻 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手戈竹女 (QIHV), composition ⿰扌威)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 445, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1913, character 11
• Unihan data for U+63FB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 威 (OC *qul).

Etymology 1

trad.		揻
simp. #		揻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēi (wei¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wei
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹
    • Yale: wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uei
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹
    • Yale: wāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

揻

1. (dialectal Mandarin, transitive) to bend (a thin, long object)

Etymology 2

trad.		揻
simp. #		揻
alternative forms		威 Hokkien 鑽／钻 Hokkien 挖 Hokkien 窩／窝 Hokkien 剮／剐 Hokkien 威 Hokkien 鑽／钻 Hokkien 挖 Hokkien 窩／窝 Hokkien 剮／剐 Hokkien 錐／锥 Hokkien 萎 Hokkien 搓 Hokkien 偎 Hokkien 煨 Hokkien 碨 Hokkien 崴 Hokkien 捼 Teochew

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ui / oe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ui¹

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui
    • Tâi-lô: ui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oe
    • Tâi-lô: ue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ui¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui³³/

Definitions

揻

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) to prick; to poke; to bore (with something sharp, like a needle, a knife, etc.)

   • 心頭親像針在那錐　擱那柴頭內有一隻鐵釘仔哩 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     心头亲像针在那锥　搁那柴头内有一只铁钉仔哩 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1996, 陳昇 (lyrics), 楊騰佑 (music), 陀螺, performed by 葉璦菱

     sim-thâu chhin-chhiūⁿ chiam tī-leh ui, koh ná chhâ-thâu lāi ū chi̍t ki thih-teng-á lè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     My heart feels like a needle pricking it, like an iron nail drilling into a block of wood

   • 有愛的人笑容開　無愛的人註定受針萎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     有爱的人笑容开　无爱的人注定受针萎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1997, 潘芳烈 (lyrics and music), 無情風雨寂寞暝, performed by 孫淑媚

     ū ài ê lâng chhiò-iông khui, bô ài ê lâng chù-tiāⁿ siū chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     People will love give a big smile; people without love are destined to be pricked by a needle

   • 啊～愛人　無見妳的面　親像風在透　親像針在揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     啊～爱人　无见你的面　亲像风在透　亲像针在揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1998, 伍佰 (lyrics and music), 樹枝孤鳥 [Lonely Tree, Lonely Bird], performed by 伍佰&China Blue

     ah ~ ài-lîn, bô kìⁿ lí ê bīn, chhin-chhiūⁿ hong teh thàu, chhin-chhiūⁿ chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Oh, lover, without seeing your face, it is like the wind is blowing, like a needle is pricking

   • 女人ㄟ心　豆腐做ㄟ　為你破碎　任由針底搓 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     女人ㄟ心　豆腐做ㄟ　为你破碎　任由针底搓 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2000, 陳明章 (lyrics and music), 追追追, performed by 黃妃

     lú-lîn ê sim, tāu-hū chòe--ê, ūi lí phò-chhùi, līm-iû chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The heart of a woman is made of tofu, broken for you, allowing a needle to prick and prod

   • 親像拿針偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     亲像拿针偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2010, 蕭進惠; 尤景仰 (lyrics and music), 一去不回, performed by 小辣椒

     chhin-chhiūⁿ the̍h chiam ui ji̍p gún sim-té [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     It is like taking a needle, poking it into the bottom of my heart

   • 愛你的感覺像針偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     爱你的感觉像针偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music), 愛你呀, performed by 阿吉仔

     ài lí ê kám-kak chhiūⁿ chiam ui góa sim-koaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The feeling of loving you is like a needle pricking my heart

   • 不驚思念像針煨　只要你沒放袂記　我會惦這唱出唯一的堅持 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     不惊思念像针煨　只要你没放袂记　我会惦这唱出唯一的坚持 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 黃介文 (lyrics), 李富興 (music), 不驚等歸年, performed by 黃乙玲

     m̄ kiaⁿ su-liām chhiūⁿ chiam ui, chí-iàu lí bô pàng bōe-kì, góa ē tiàm chia chhiùⁿ-chhut ûi-it ê kian-chhî [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I'm not afraid that yearning is like a needle pricking, as long as you haven't forgotten me, I will stay here singing out my only persistence

   • 一夜相思若來破碎　心頭像針在碨 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     一夜相思若来破碎　心头像针在碨 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2015, 林孝謙 (lyrics), 秦旭章 (music), 唱乎爽, performed by 黃妃

     chi̍t iā siuⁿ-si nā lâi phò-chhùi, sim-thâu chhiūⁿ chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If a night of yearning breaks apart, the heart is like a needle is pricking it

   • 三更暝半的相思　夜夜纏甲像針崴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     三更暝半的相思　夜夜缠甲像针崴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2016, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), 十全十美, performed by 蔡秋鳳

     saⁿ-kiⁿ mî-pòaⁿ ê siuⁿ-si, iā-iā tîⁿ kah chhiūⁿ chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The yearning in the middle of the night bothers me every night, like a needle is pricking

   • 看你為伊咧傷心　乎我心內像針揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     看你为伊咧伤心　乎我心内像针揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2017, 陳偉強 (lyrics and music), 心離開, performed by 蔡佳麟

     khòaⁿ lí ūi i teh siong-sim, hō͘ góa sim-lāi chhiūⁿ chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Seeing you break your heart for him makes my heart ache as if it is pricked by a needle

2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to inject
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to take by force

Synonyms

• (to prick): (Mandarin) 刺 (cì), 戳 (chuō); (Cantonese) 篤／笃 (duk1), 㓤 (gat1)

Compounds

• 揻揻鑽／揻揻钻

 

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “鑽”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC