牽猴

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Chinese

		lead along	monkey
trad. (牽猴)		牽	猴
simp. (牵猴)		牵	猴

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khan-kâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-kâu
  - Tâi-lô: khan-kâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qankaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰan³³ kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²³/

Verb

牽猴

(Southern Min) to act as a pimp
(Southern Min) to be a broker

Derived terms

牽猴仔 / 牵猴仔 (khan-kâu-á)

Noun

牽猴

(Southern Min) broker
(Southern Min) pimp

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