敲油

敲油

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (敲油)		敲	油

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): khà-iû

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-iû
    • Tâi-lô: khà-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qariuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ iu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ iu²³/

Verb

敲油

1. (Min Nan) to get petty advantages at somebody's expense

Synonyms

• 揩油 (kāiyóu)