掠猴

Chinese

		plunder	monkey
trad. (掠猴)		掠	猴
simp. #(掠猴)		掠	猴
alternative forms		掠媾

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍h-kâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-kâu
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍h-kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaqkaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²³/

Verb

掠猴

1. (Southern Min) to catch adulterers in the act

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 捉姦 (“to catch adulterers in the act”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		捉姦
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	捉姦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	捉黃腳雞, 捉雞腳
	Hong Kong	捉姦, 捉黃腳雞
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	捉猴
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	捉猴
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	捉猴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	捉猴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	捉猴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	捉猴
Southern Min	Xiamen	掠猴
	Quanzhou	掠猴
	Zhangzhou	掠猴
	Tainan	掠猴