軟塗深掘

Chinese

		soft; flexible	to smear; daub	deep; profound	dig
trad. (軟塗深掘)		軟	塗	深	掘
simp. (软涂深掘)		软	涂	深	掘

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-thô͘-chhim-ku̍t / núi-thô͘-chhim-ku̍t

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-thô͘-chhim-ku̍t
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-thôo-tshim-ku̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngftochimkut
    • IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim³³ kut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: núi-thô͘-chhim-ku̍t
    • Tâi-lô: nuí-thôo-tshim-ku̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nuy'tochimkut
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚¹²¹/

Idiom

軟塗深掘

1. (Hokkien) to be extremely greedy; give them an inch and they'll take a mile
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to be easy to fool and defraud (of honest and upright people)

Synonyms

• (to be extremely greedy): 得寸進尺／得寸进尺 (décùnjìnchǐ)

Derived terms

• 軟塗深掘，硬塗踏脫／软涂深掘，硬涂踏脱