拍沫

Chinese

		to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	foam; suds
simp. and trad. (拍沫)		拍	沫
alternative forms		拍垡

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phah-phe̍h / phah-phe̍rh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-phe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: phah-phe̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phahpheh
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰeʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-phe̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: phah-phe̍rh
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰəʔ²⁴/

Verb

拍沫

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to stir continuously liquid in a container to make bubbles or layers of bubbles (as with a chopstick)
2. (Xiamen Hokkien) to compete with others with one's skill for precedence

Derived terms

• 拍無沫／拍无沫