掬腸

Chinese

		to hold with both hands	intestines
trad. (掬腸)		掬	腸
simp. (掬肠)		掬	肠
Literally: “to have one's intestines contract and quiver”.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiuh-tn̂g

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuh-tn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: kiuh-tn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuhd'ngg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu(ʔ)⁵ tŋ̍²⁴/

Verb

掬腸

(Hokkien) to be very anxious; to have worries and misgivings
(Hokkien) to get angry; to take offense

Derived terms

掬腸掬肚／掬肠掬肚

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