噤喙

噤喙

Chinese

		unable to speak; silent	beak; to pant
trad. (噤喙)		噤	喙
simp. #(噤喙)		噤	喙
alternative forms		強喙／强喙 強嘴／强嘴 噤嘴

Pronunciation

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): khiūⁿ-chhùi / khiōⁿ-chhùi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kion⁷ cui³

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiūⁿ-chhùi
    • Tâi-lô: khiūnn-tshuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qviuxzhuix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiōⁿ-chhùi
    • Tâi-lô: khiōnn-tshuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvioixzhuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kion⁷ cui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiōⁿ tshùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

Verb

噤喙

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be frugal and not eat indiscriminately
3. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shut one's mouth and not speak

Synonyms

• (to avoid certain food): 忌口 (jìkǒu), 忌嘴 (jìzuǐ); (Cantonese, Hakka) 戒口 (jièkǒu); (Hakka) 儉嘴／俭嘴; (Min Nan) 忌喙, 禁喙