虎頭鉗

虎頭鉗

Chinese

		tiger	head; (noun suffix)	pincers; pliers; tongs pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag
trad. (虎頭鉗)		虎	頭	鉗
simp. (虎头钳)		虎	头	钳

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): hó͘-thâu-khîⁿ

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-thâu-khîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hóo-thâu-khînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoftau'qvii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ¹³⁻²² kʰĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ²⁴/

Noun

虎頭鉗

1. (Min Nan) vice; pincer pliers

Synonyms

• 老虎鉗／老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián)
• (Min Nan) 鉗婆／钳婆, 虎頭夾仔／虎头夹仔