勼跤勼手

Chinese

		to shrink back and change one's mind	to stop; to give up
simp. and trad. (勼跤勼手)		勼跤	勼手
alternative forms		勼腳勼手／勼脚勼手 勼骹勼手

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiu-kha-kiu-chhiú

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kha-kiu-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: kiu-kha-kiu-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'qa'kiuchiuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

勼跤勼手

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be overcautious and full of misgivings; to be ever fearful and nervous