掠猴

掠猴

Chinese

		plunder	monkey
simp. and trad. (掠猴)		掠	猴
variant forms		掠媾

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): lia̍h-kâu

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-kâu
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍h-kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaqkaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kaʊ²³/

Verb

掠猴

1. (Min Nan) to catch adulterers in the act

Synonyms

• 捉姦／捉奸 (zhuōjiān)
• (Hakka) 捉猴