咯呸

Chinese

		part. indicating obviousness; cough (blood); to argue part. indicating obviousness; cough (blood); to argue; debate; phonetic	to spit (in contempt)
trad. (咯呸)		咯	呸
simp. ^#(咯呸)		咯	呸

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khah-phùi / khia̍k-phùi

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-phùi
  - Tâi-lô: khah-phuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qahphuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khia̍k-phùi
  - Tâi-lô: khia̍k-phuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiagphuix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² pʰui⁴¹/

Verb

咯⫽呸 (verb-object)

(Xiamen Hokkien) to spit; to expectorate (to evacuate phlegm from the mouth)

Synonyms

吐口水 (tǔ kǒushuǐ)
吐痰 (tǔtán)
呸瀾／呸澜 (Hokkien)
呸痰 (Hokkien)
咯痰 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
𦧲口水 (loe1 hau2 seoi2) (Cantonese)

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