摳氣

Chinese

		dig out (with finger); stingy	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (摳氣)		摳	氣
simp. (抠气)		抠	气

Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kău-*ké
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

摳氣

(Eastern Min) annoying, bothersome, troublesome
瓜子擘乞伊食，伊復嫌摳氣。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
瓜子擘乞伊食，伊复嫌抠气。 [Eastern Min, simp.]
Guă-cī báh ké̤ṳk-ĭ siăh, ĭ bô-*hièng kău-*ké / [kua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒi³³ pɑʔ²⁴ kʰyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ siaʔ⁵ i⁵⁵ pu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hieŋ⁵³ kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
The melon seeds have been shelled for him to eat, but he still thinks it's too much of a bother.