摳草

摳草

Chinese

		dig out (with finger); stingy	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (摳草)		摳	草
simp. (抠草)		抠	草

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): khau-chháu

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khau-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: khau-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qauzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʊ³³ t͡sʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

摳草

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to gain extra advantage; to profit at other people's expense; to take advantage of (someone)
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to flirt with women; to dally with women

Synonyms

• (to gain extra advantage): 佔便宜／占便宜 (zhàn piányi), 利用 (lìyòng); (Sichuan) 吃福息; (Cantonese) 攞便宜／𫽋便宜; (Hakka) 打斧頭／打斧头
• (to flirt with women): (Min Nan) 摳查某／抠查某