搤空

Chinese

		hold (strategic position)	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
trad. (搤空)		搤	空
simp. ^#(搤空)		搤	空
alternative forms		挖空

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iah-khang

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iah-khang
  - Tâi-lô: iah-khang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iahqafng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia(ʔ)⁵ kʰaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

搤空

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, literally) to dig up a hole
(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to expose someone's weaknesses or shortcomings

Synonyms

(to expose someone's weaknesses or shortcomings): (Hokkien) 搤底

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