揻

揻	U+63FB, 揻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63FB

Translingual

Han character

揻 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手戈竹女 (QIHV), composition ⿰扌威)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 445, character 34
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1913, character 11
Unihan data for U+63FB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 威 (OC *qul).

Etymology 1

trad.		揻
simp. ^#		揻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēi (wei¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wei
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹
  - Yale: wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uei
  - Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wai¹
  - Yale: wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

揻

(dialectal Mandarin, transitive) to bend (a thin, long object)

Etymology 2

trad.		揻
simp. ^#		揻
alternative forms		威 Hokkien 鑽／钻 Hokkien 挖 Hokkien 窩／窝 Hokkien 剮／剐 Hokkien 威 Hokkien 鑽／钻 Hokkien 挖 Hokkien 窩／窝 Hokkien 剮／剐 Hokkien 錐／锥 Hokkien 萎 Hokkien 搓 Hokkien 偎 Hokkien 煨 Hokkien 碨 Hokkien 崴 Hokkien 捼 Teochew

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ui / oe

(Teochew, Peng'im): ui¹

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui
  - Tâi-lô: ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oe
  - Tâi-lô: ue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui³³/

Definitions

揻

(Hokkien, Teochew) to prick; to poke; to bore (with something sharp, like a needle, a knife, etc.)
- 1996, “陀螺”, 陳昇 (lyrics), 楊騰佑 (music)‎^[1]performed by 葉璦菱:
  
  心頭親像針在那錐　擱那柴頭內有一隻鐵釘仔哩 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  心头亲像针在那锥　搁那柴头内有一只铁钉仔哩 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  sim-thâu chhin-chhiūⁿ chiam tī-leh ui, koh ná chhâ-thâu lāi ū chi̍t ki thih-teng-á lè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  My heart feels like a needle pricking it, like an iron nail drilling into a block of wood
- 1997, 潘芳烈 (lyrics and music), “無情風雨寂寞暝”‎^[2]performed by 孫淑媚:
  
  有愛的人笑容開　無愛的人註定受針萎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  有爱的人笑容开　无爱的人注定受针萎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ū ài ê lâng chhiò-iông khui, bô ài ê lâng chù-tiāⁿ siū chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  People will love give a big smile; people without love are destined to be pricked by a needle
- 1998, 伍佰 (lyrics and music), “樹枝孤鳥 [Lonely Tree, Lonely Bird]”‎^[3]performed by 伍佰&China Blue:
  
  啊～愛人　無見妳的面　親像風在透　親像針在揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  啊～爱人　无见你的面　亲像风在透　亲像针在揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ah ~ ài-lîn, bô kìⁿ lí ê bīn, chhin-chhiūⁿ hong teh thàu, chhin-chhiūⁿ chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Oh, lover, without seeing your face, it is like the wind is blowing, like a needle is pricking
- 2000, 陳明章 (lyrics and music), “追追追”‎^[4]performed by 黃妃:
  
  女人ㄟ心　豆腐做ㄟ　為你破碎　任由針底搓 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  女人ㄟ心　豆腐做ㄟ　为你破碎　任由针底搓 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  lú-lîn ê sim, tāu-hū chòe--ê, ūi lí phò-chhùi, līm-iû chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The heart of a woman is made of tofu, broken for you, allowing a needle to prick and prod
- 2010, 蕭進惠, 尤景仰 (lyrics and music), “一去不回”‎^[5]performed by 小辣椒:
  
  親像拿針偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  亲像拿针偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  chhin-chhiūⁿ the̍h chiam ui ji̍p gún sim-té [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  It is like taking a needle, poking it into the bottom of my heart
- 2013, “愛你呀”, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music)‎^[6]performed by 阿吉仔:
  
  愛你的感覺像針偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  爱你的感觉像针偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ài lí ê kám-kak chhiūⁿ chiam ui góa sim-koaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The feeling of loving you is like a needle pricking my heart
- 2013, “不驚等歸年”, 黃介文 (lyrics), 李富興 (music)‎^[7]performed by 黃乙玲:
  
  不驚思念像針煨　只要你沒放袂記　我會惦這唱出唯一的堅持 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  不惊思念像针煨　只要你没放袂记　我会惦这唱出唯一的坚持 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  m̄ kiaⁿ su-liām chhiūⁿ chiam ui, chí-iàu lí bô pàng bōe-kì, góa ē tiàm chia chhiùⁿ-chhut ûi-it ê kian-chhî [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I'm not afraid that yearning is like a needle pricking, as long as you haven't forgotten me, I will stay here singing out my only persistence
- 2015, “唱乎爽”, 林孝謙 (lyrics), 秦旭章 (music)‎^[8]performed by 黃妃:
  
  一夜相思若來破碎　心頭像針在碨 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  一夜相思若来破碎　心头像针在碨 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  chi̍t iā siuⁿ-si nā lâi phò-chhùi, sim-thâu chhiūⁿ chiam teh ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  If a night of yearning breaks apart, the heart is like a needle is pricking it
- 2016, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “十全十美”‎^[9]performed by 蔡秋鳳:
  
  三更暝半的相思　夜夜纏甲像針崴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  三更暝半的相思　夜夜缠甲像针崴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  saⁿ-kiⁿ mî-pòaⁿ ê siuⁿ-si, iā-iā tîⁿ kah chhiūⁿ chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The yearning in the middle of the night bothers me every night, like a needle is pricking
- 2017, 陳偉強 (lyrics and music), “心離開”‎^[10]performed by 蔡佳麟:
  
  看你為伊咧傷心　乎我心內像針揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  看你为伊咧伤心　乎我心内像针揻 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  khòaⁿ lí ūi i teh siong-sim, hō͘ góa sim-lāi chhiūⁿ chiam ui [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Seeing you break your heart for him makes my heart ache as if it is pricked by a needle
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to inject
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to take by force

Synonyms

(to prick): (Mandarin) 刺 (cì), 戳 (chuō); (Cantonese) 篤／笃 (duk1), 㓤 (gat1)

Compounds

揻揻鑽／揻揻钻

References

小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “鑽”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[11] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC