勒節

Chinese

		strangle; rein in	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (勒節)		勒	節
simp. (勒节)		勒	节

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lek-chat / liak-chat

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lek-chat
    • Tâi-lô: lik-tsat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lekzad
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liak-chat
    • Tâi-lô: liak-tsat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liakzad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sat̚⁵/

Verb

勒節

1. (Hokkien) to grow short or crooked knots on a vertical object (such as one's body or limbs due to being fat)

Adjective

勒節

1. (Hokkien) unfavorable; terrible; with a lot of difficulty; not without a hitch

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 積斗