剔喙齒

Chinese

		pick (as teeth)	tooth
trad. (剔喙齒)		剔	喙齒
simp. (剔喙齿)		剔	喙齿
alternative forms		拓喙齒／拓喙齿

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thak-chhùi-khí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thak-chhùi-khí
    • Tâi-lô: thak-tshuì-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: takzhuie'qie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

Verb

剔喙齒

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick one's teeth using a toothpick

Synonyms

• 剔牙 (tīyá)
• (Cantonese) 撩牙
• (Hokkien) 剔齒／剔齿, 撓喙齒／挠喙齿