拔虎鬚

Chinese

		pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote	tiger's whiskers
trad. (拔虎鬚)		拔	虎鬚
simp. (拔虎须)		拔	虎须

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pu̍ih-hó͘-chhiu / poe̍h-hó͘-chhiu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pu̍ih-hó͘-chhiu
    • Tâi-lô: pui̍h-hóo-tshiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: puiqhofchiw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pui(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe̍h-hó͘-chhiu
    • Tâi-lô: pue̍h-hóo-tshiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poeqhofchiw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

Verb

拔虎鬚

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to perform a method of drawing lots (to pick a person responsible)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 貫虎鬚／贯虎须

Related terms

• 抓鬮／抓阄 (zhuājiū)
• (Hokkien) 抽鬮／抽阄