沐沐泅

Chinese

		bathe; cleanse; receive favours	bathe; cleanse; receive favours	submerge; swim under water
simp. and trad. (沐沐泅)		沐	沐	泅

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-bo̍k-siû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-bo̍k-siû
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-bo̍k-siû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogbogsiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siu¹³/

Verb

沐沐泅

1. (Hokkien) to swim in water without a destination
2. (Hokkien, figurative) to search around disappointedly without any success or hope
3. (Hokkien, figurative) to struggle to act under difficult conditions