哭枵

Chinese

		to cry; to weep	hungry
simp. and trad. (哭枵)		哭	枵
alternative forms		哭飫／哭饫哭夭靠夭 Mandarin based respelling 靠腰 Mandarin based respelling
Literally: “to cry in hunger”.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khàu-iau

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Tong'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu-iau
  - Tâi-lô: khàu-iau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qao'iaw
  - IPA (Tong'an): /kʰau¹¹²⁻⁴² iau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iau⁴⁴/

Verb

哭枵

(Hokkien, vulgar) to make a fuss for nothing

Interjection

哭枵

(Hokkien, vulgar) crap!

Synonyms

糟糕 (zāogāo)

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