觸纏

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Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	to bother; wind around; wrap round to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy; tangle
trad. (觸纏)		觸	纏
simp. (触缠)		触	缠
alternative forms		觸纒鬥纏／斗缠糾纏／纠缠㧻挰

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tak-tîⁿ / tak-têⁿ

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak-tîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tak-tînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dakdvii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak-têⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tak-tênn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dakdvee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

Adjective

觸纏

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) difficult to handle or deal with
- 2018, 許嘉勇, “觸纏”, in 《教育部電子報》‎, number 849, 閱讀越懂閩客語:
  
  囡仔破病袂輸是著災的款，按呢大漢的𪐞細漢的，實在有夠觸纏的。
  囡仔破病袂输是着灾的款，按呢大汉的𪐞细汉的，实在有够触缠的。
  Gín-á phòa-pēⁿ bē-su sī tio̍h-chai ê khoán, án-ne tōa-hàn--ê tò͘ sè-hàn--ê, si̍t-chāi ū-kàu tak-tîⁿ--ê.
  It is like a pestilence when kids get sick. The older ones infect the younger ones; it really is quite difficult to handle.
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) not smooth; impeded; rough; choppy

Synonyms

(difficult to handle):

傷腦 / 伤脑 (shāngnǎo) (informal)
傷腦筋 / 伤脑筋 (shāng nǎojīn) (informal)
刺手 (cìshǒu)
囉嗦 / 啰嗦 (luōsuo)
扎手 (zhāshǒu)
棘手 (jíshǒu)
歹紡 / 歹纺 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
歹辦 / 歹办 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
䆀紡 / 䆀纺 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
䆀辦 / 䆀办 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
累贅 / 累赘
纏手 / 缠手 (chánshǒu) (figurative)
費事 / 费事 (fèishì)
費氣 / 费气 (Hakka, Hokkien)
費潲氣 / 费潲气 (Hokkien)
辣手 (làshǒu)
鑿手 / 凿手 (Hokkien)
難辦 / 难办 (nánbàn)
麻煩 / 麻烦 (máfan)

Verb

觸纏

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pester; to bother; to be troublesome
- 2007, “我問天”, 阿丹 (lyrics), 江志豐 (music)‎performed by 翁立友:
  
  愛也消失去　情擱來鬥纏
  爱也消失去　情搁来斗缠
  ài iā siau-sit--khì, chêng koh lâi tak-tîⁿ
  Love has disappeared, yet the feelings still bother me
- 2018, 陳百潭, “冷酸風”‎performed by 陳百潭 and 陳凱欣:
  
  若無緣的人就嘜來糾纏　我甘願無愛也可以
  若无缘的人就唛来纠缠　我甘愿无爱也可以
  nā bô-iân ê lâng tiō mài lâi tak-tîⁿ, góa kam-goān bô ài iā khó-í
  If we're not destined, don't come and pester me; I'd rather be without love
- 2020, “愛•無你袂圓”, 子儒, 林從胤 (lyrics), 林從胤 (music)‎performed by 郭婷筠:
  
  拆袂離的情意　親像對前世就開始觸纏
  拆袂离的情意　亲像对前世就开始触缠
  thiah bōe lī ê chêng-ì, chhin-chhiūⁿ ùi chêng-sè tiō khai-sí tak-tîⁿ
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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