比手弄跤

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	hand; convenient; ‑er	to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley	bones of leg; wrestle
trad. (比手弄跤)		比	手	弄	跤
simp. #(比手弄跤)		比	手	弄	跤
alternative forms		比手弄骹 比手弄腳／比手弄脚

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pí-chhiú-lāng-kha

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhiú-lāng-kha
    • Tâi-lô: pí-tshiú-lāng-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pychiwlaxngqaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

Idiom

比手弄跤

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to gesticulate; to make gestures
2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to dance and gesticulate for joy

Synonyms

• (to make gestures): 指手畫腳／指手画脚 (zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo); (Hokkien) 比手畫跤／比手画跤, 比手畫刀／比手画刀
• (to dance and gesticulate for joy): 手舞足蹈 (shǒuwǔzúdǎo); (Hokkien) 三跤弄跳