跩

跩 U+8DE9, 跩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8DE9 ← 跨 [U+8DE8] CJK Unified Ideographs 跪 → [U+8DEA]

Translingual

Han character

跩 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口一中田心 (RMLWP), four-corner 6510₆, composition ⿰𧾷曳)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1225, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37515
• Dae Jaweon: page 1696, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3702, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8DE9

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		跩
alternative forms		扭 拽 (to act pretentiously)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎi (zhuai³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chuai³
    • Yale: jwǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joai
    • Palladius: чжуай (čžuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jai⁶
    • Yale: yaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐi̯²²/

Definitions

跩

1. (dialectal) to walk with an unsteady gait; to waddle
2. to act pretentiously; to show off; to be arrogant, cocky, self-confident, cool, stylish, etc.

   • 「你很跩嘛！」男自誇惹友不滿聚餐變打架 [MSC, trad.]
     「你很跩嘛！」男自夸惹友不满聚餐变打架 [MSC, simp.]

     From: [1]

     “Nǐ hěn zhuǎi ma!” Nán zìkuā rě yǒu bùmǎn jùcān biàn dǎjià [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • S屬性爆發！他巧遇真人版「壞皇后」暗黑氣場跩到讓人瘋癲 [MSC, trad.]
     S属性爆发！他巧遇真人版「坏皇后」暗黑气场跩到让人疯癫 [MSC, simp.]

     From: [2]

     S shǔxìng bàofā! Tā qiǎoyù zhēnrén bǎn “huài huánghòu” ànhēi qìchǎng zhuǎi dào ràng rén fēngdiān [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 高以翔畢業鮮肉照曝光！　跩酷放電「粉絲集體被帥死」 [MSC, trad.]
     高以翔毕业鲜肉照曝光！　跩酷放电「粉丝集体被帅死」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: [3]

     Gāo Yǐxiáng bìyè xiānròu zhào pùguāng!, Zhuǎi kù fàngdiàn “fěnsī jítǐ bèi shuài sǐ” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		跩
alternative forms		斜

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoa̍h / choa̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tshua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoah
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰuaʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoah
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suaʔ⁴/

Definitions

跩

1. (Hokkien) crooked; askew; aslant
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) neither parallel nor perpendicular (especially of a diagonal line segment)
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to slant; to be inclined; to be askew

Compounds

• 跩尾羅仔／跩尾罗仔

 

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 跩 – see 膗 (“to sprain; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 膗).

References

• “Entry #10091”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.