觸舌

Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	tongue
trad. (觸舌)		觸	舌
simp. (触舌)		触	舌

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tak-chi̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak-chi̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tak-tsi̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dakcih
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

Verb

觸舌

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to click one's tongue
2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) to click one's tongue in admiration

Synonyms

• (to click one's tongue in admiration): 嘖嘖稱讚／啧啧称赞 (zézé chēngzàn)

Derived terms

• 呵咾甲會觸舌／呵咾甲会触舌

 

References

• “Entry #13052”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.