礙虐

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Chinese

		to hinder; to obstruct; to block	oppressive; tyrannical
trad. (礙虐)		礙	虐
simp. (碍虐)		碍	虐

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gāi-gio̍h / ngāi-gio̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gāi-gio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: gāi-gio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gaixgioih
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ ɡioʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡai³³⁻²¹ ɡiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡai²²⁻²¹ ɡioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡai³³⁻¹¹ ɡioʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngāi-gio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ngāi-gio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngaixgioih
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋãi³³⁻²¹ ɡiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋãi³³⁻¹¹ ɡioʔ⁴/

Adjective

礙虐

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) uncomfortable; awkward; difficult to deal with
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) perplexed; puzzled; bewildered

Synonyms

(uncomfortable): 彆扭／别扭 (bièniu); (Min Nan) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)更桀

References

“Entry #12836”, 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.

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