唬秤頭

Chinese

		intimidate; tiger's roar; to fool	weight; weight; importance
trad. (唬秤頭)		唬	秤頭
simp. (唬秤头)		唬	秤头

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó͘-chhìn-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-chhìn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: hóo-tshìn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hofchientaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

Verb

唬秤頭

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to cheat customers by altering weighing scales

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 偏秤頭／偏秤头, 摀秤頭／𰓆秤头, 食秤頭／食秤头

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