觸纏

Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	to bother; wind around; wrap round to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy; tangle
trad. (觸纏)		觸	纏
simp. (触缠)		触	缠
alternative forms		觸纒 鬥纏／斗缠 糾纏／纠缠 㧻挰

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tak-tîⁿ / tak-têⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak-tîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tak-tînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dakdvii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak-têⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tak-tênn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dakdvee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

Adjective

觸纏

1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) difficult to handle or deal with
   • 2018, 許嘉勇, “觸纏”, in 《教育部電子報》‎^[1], number 849, 閱讀越懂閩客語:

     囡仔破病袂輸是著災的款，按呢大漢的𪐞細漢的，實在有夠觸纏的。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     囡仔破病袂输是着灾的款，按呢大汉的𪐞细汉的，实在有够触缠的。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     Gín-á phòa-pēⁿ bē-su sī tio̍h-chai ê khoán, án-ne tōa-hàn--ê tò͘ sè-hàn--ê, si̍t-chāi ū-kàu tak-tîⁿ--ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     It is like a pestilence when kids get sick. The older ones infect the younger ones; it really is quite difficult to handle.

2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) not smooth; impeded; rough; choppy

Verb

觸纏

1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pester; to bother; to be troublesome
   • 2007, “我問天”, 阿丹 (lyrics), 江志豐 (music)‎^[2]performed by 翁立友:

     愛也消失去　情擱來鬥纏 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     爱也消失去　情搁来斗缠 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ài iā siau-sit--khì, chêng koh lâi tak-tîⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Love has disappeared, yet the feelings still bother me

   • 2018, 陳百潭 (lyrics and music), “冷酸風”‎^[3]performed by 陳百潭 and 陳凱欣:

     若無緣的人就嘜來糾纏　我甘願無愛也可以 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     若无缘的人就唛来纠缠　我甘愿无爱也可以 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     nā bô-iân ê lâng tiō mài lâi tak-tîⁿ, góa kam-goān bô ài iā khó-í [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If we're not destined, don't come and pester me; I'd rather be without love

   • 2020, “愛•無你袂圓”, 子儒, 林從胤 (lyrics), 林從胤 (music)‎^[4]performed by 郭婷筠:

     拆袂離的情意　親像對前世就開始觸纏 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     拆袂离的情意　亲像对前世就开始触缠 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     thiah bōe lī ê chêng-ì, chhin-chhiūⁿ ùi chêng-sè tiō khai-sí tak-tîⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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