牽猴

Chinese

		lead along	monkey
trad. (牽猴)		牽	猴
simp. (牵猴)		牵	猴

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khan-kâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-kâu
    • Tâi-lô: khan-kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qankaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰan³³ kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²³/

Verb

牽猴

1. (Southern Min) to act as a pimp
2. (Southern Min) to be a broker

Derived terms

• 牽猴仔／牵猴仔 (khan-kâu-á)

 

Noun

牽猴

1. (Southern Min) broker
2. (Southern Min) pimp