挖牆腳

See also: 挖墙脚

Chinese

		to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	foot of a wall; foundation; backbone
trad. (挖牆腳)		挖	牆腳
simp. (挖墙脚)		挖	墙脚
alternative forms		挖牆跤／挖墙跤 Hokkien 挖牆骹／挖墙骹 Hokkien

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wā qiángjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waat³ coeng⁴ goek³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oa chhiûⁿ-kha / ó͘ chhiûⁿ-kha

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wā qiángjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wa ciángjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: wa¹ chʻiang²-chiao³
    • Yale: wā chyáng-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ua chyangjeau
    • Palladius: ва цянцзяо (va cjanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wāqiángjiǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: waciángjiǎor
    • Wade–Giles: wa¹-chʻiang²-chiao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: wā-chyáng-jyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uachyangjeaul
    • Palladius: вацянцзяор (vacjanczjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waat³ coeng⁴ goek³
    • Yale: waat chèuhng geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waat⁸ tsoeng⁴ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wad³ cêng⁴ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːt̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kœːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa chhiûⁿ-kha
    • Tâi-lô: ua tshiûnn-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oaf chviu'qaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ó͘ chhiûⁿ-kha
    • Tâi-lô: óo tshiûnn-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: or chviu'qaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiũ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

Verb

挖⫽牆腳 (verb-object)

1. to pull the rug out from under someone
2. to steal an organisation's key member or someone's lover

Synonyms

• (to steal someone): (Cantonese) 撬牆腳／撬墙脚