勼跤勼手

Chinese

		to shrink back and change one's mind	to stop; to give up
simp. and trad. (勼跤勼手)		勼跤	勼手
alternative forms		勼腳勼手／勼脚勼手勼骹勼手

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiu-kha-kiu-chhiú

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kha-kiu-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kiu-kha-kiu-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'qa'kiuchiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/

Verb

勼跤勼手

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to be overcautious and full of misgivings; to be ever fearful and nervous

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