撇跤

Chinese

		(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away	bones of leg; wrestle
simp. and trad. (撇跤)		撇	跤
alternative forms		撇骹 撇腳／撇脚

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phoat-kha / poat-kha

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoat-kha
    • Tâi-lô: phuat-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoatqaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poat-kha
    • Tâi-lô: puat-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poatqaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /puat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

Noun

撇跤

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) abnormal rotational alignments of the legs, resulting in a 八-shaped appearance of the feet when standing, which can be either toes closer together or toes farther apart
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) pigeon toe; having feet turned inward when walking or standing

Synonyms

• (abnormal rotational alignments of the legs): 八字腳／八字脚 (bāzìjiǎo); (Hokkien) 八字跤
• (pigeon toe): 內八字／内八字 (nèibāzì), 內八字腳／内八字脚 (nèibāzìjiǎo); (Hokkien) 內八字跤／内八字跤