激空激氣

Chinese

		to put on airs	to sulk; to be disgruntled; to go into a sulk
trad. (激空激氣)		激空	激氣
simp. (激空激气)		激空	激气

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kek-khang-kek-khùi / kiak-khang-kiak-khùi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-khang-kek-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: kik-khang-kik-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kekqangkekquix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-khang-kiak-khùi
    • Tâi-lô: kiak-khang-kiak-khuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiakqangkiakquix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³ kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

Verb

激空激氣

1. (Hokkien) to make a show of being cocky or serious; to give an arrogant or serious act

Synonyms

• 激空激榫