蟯蟯趖

Chinese

trad. (蟯蟯趖)		蟯	蟯	趖
simp. (蛲蛲趖)		蛲	蛲	趖
alternative forms		蝚蝚趖

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngia̍uh-ngia̍uh-sô / ngiāu-ngiāu-sô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngia̍uh-ngia̍uh-sô
    • Tâi-lô: ngia̍uh-ngia̍uh-sô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngiauqngiauqsooi
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² so²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ so²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sɤ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ so¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngiāu-ngiāu-sô
    • Tâi-lô: ngiāu-ngiāu-sô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngiauxngiauxsooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋiãu²²⁻²¹ ŋiãu²²⁻²¹ so¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋiãu²²⁻²¹ ŋiãu²²⁻²¹ so²⁴/

Verb

蟯蟯趖

1. (Hokkien) to wriggle; to squirm (of an insect, worm, etc.)
2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to move sluggishly
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to wriggle unsettledly (like a worm)

Synonyms

• (to wriggle): 蠕動／蠕动 (rúdòng)