撇步
Chinese edit
(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away | a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process | ||
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simp. and trad. (撇步) |
撇 | 步 |
Etymology edit
Originally Hokkien.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
撇步
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese Mandarin) tip; secret; shortcut; good method
References edit
- “Entry #13640”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.