剋翁

Chinese

		to overcome; subdue; to overthrow to overcome; subdue; to overthrow; restrain; cut down; to be able to	elderly person
trad. (剋翁)		剋	翁
simp. (克翁)		克	翁

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khek-ang / khiak-ang

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-ang
    • Tâi-lô: khik-ang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qek'afng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-ang
    • Tâi-lô: khiak-ang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiak'afng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ aŋ³³/

Verb

剋翁

1. (Hokkien, of a woman) to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 剋夫 (“to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		剋夫
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	剋夫
Cantonese	Hong Kong	剋夫
Southern Min	Xiamen	剋翁
	Quanzhou	剋翁
	Tainan	剋翁

Antonyms

• 旺夫 (wàngfū)