索腳

Chinese

		to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	role; foot; base
trad. (索腳)		索	腳
simp. (索脚)		索	脚

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷soq-ciaq₇

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• Wu
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷soq-ciaq₇
    • MiniDict: soh^入 ciah^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /soʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴/

Adverb

索腳

1. (Suzhounese) might as well; simply; just

   • 已經八點半哉，索腳勿上班，請病假末好則。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
     已经八点半哉，索脚勿上班，请病假末好则。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1993, 蘇州方言大詞典, page 20

     ³i-cin₁ ⁷poq-tie₃-poe₅-tse₁ ⁷soq-ciaq₇ ⁷feq-zaon₆ ¹pe ¹tshin ²bin₆-ka₅-meq₈ ⁵hau₃-tseq₇ [Wugniu]

     It's already half past eight, might as well not go to work, and just get a sick leave.

Synonyms

• 索性 (suǒxìng), 索介