打小人
Chinese
beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen | scoundrel or villain; person of low position | ||
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simp. and trad. (打小人) | 打 | 小人 |
Pronunciation
Verb
打⫽小人 (verb-object)
- to perform villain hitting (a type of folk sorcery popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 打小人 (“to perform villain hitting”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 打小人 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 打小人 |
Singapore | 打小人 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 打小人 |
Hong Kong | 打小人 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 打小人 | |
Min Nan | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍小人 |