掠猴

Chinese

		plunder	monkey
simp. and trad. (掠猴)		掠	猴
variant forms		掠媾

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): lia̍h-kâu

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-kâu
  - Tâi-lô: lia̍h-kâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaqkaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² kaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kaʊ²³/

Verb

掠猴

(Min Nan) to catch adulterers in the act

Synonyms

捉姦／捉奸 (zhuōjiān)
(Hakka) 捉猴

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