character 拗

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the use of the character 拗

cuê5 槯	a small wooden club or truncheon or stick MW: gi1 支	小木棍
a2zih8	拗折	bend broken or to snap
gi1 cuê5 gai7 i1 a2zih8
支槯個伊拗折｜支槯个伊拗折
Bend broken the truncheon.
那個小木棍跟它拗斷｜那个小木棍跟它拗断
Lêng5ghua7 nang2 tao3 tai1huang1 gai7 si5hao7 zuê3ao6 u6 zêg8 ding7 a2huê5nam5
另外俺透颱風個時候最後有一陣“拗回南”｜另外俺个透台风时候最后有一阵“拗回南”
In addition, during the time of the rising of a typhoon and at the end has a wind call “拗回南” a2huê5nam5.
Do note we call typhoon huang1tai1 風颱 and NOT tai1huang1 like as said on the video! Furthermore, tao3 huang1tai1 is also known as pu5 huang1tai1 浮風颱 and in Mandarin is said as颳颱風 and in English is the blowing of a typhoon. We Teochew say zuê3ao6 as siang6ao6 上後 and ding7 陣 is a measure word for wind, including huang1tai1.
a2huê5nam5 拗回南	The wind which blows after the end of typhoon, which is a lot stronger.	颱風最後颳的南風
颳颱風結束前總會透一陣風力較大的回南風叫“a2huê5nam5 拗回南”｜刮台风结束前总会透一阵风力较大的回南风叫“a2huê5nam5 拗回南”
ao2 gi1 de5tao5	拗支鋤頭。｜拗支锄头。	to carry a hoe on one’s shoulders
U6siang5si5 bhung5 gu3 tag8 ki2lai5 m6si6 rioh8 sung6kao2 gio3zo3 “ao2kao2”
有唺時文句讀起來唔是若順口叫做“ao2kao2拗口”｜有唺时文句读起来唔是若顺口叫做“ao2kao2拗口”
Sometimes the literal reading of a phrase does not read that smoothly is known as “ao2kao2拗口”.
hog8si6 dan3 gu3 muêh8 gai7 sên3gêh4 bi2ga3 gu3zib4
或是呾句物個性格比較固執｜或是呾句物个性格比較固执
Or said that the nature of the phrase is comparatively very difficult to overcome
Nang2 gio3zo3 zib4ao2
俺叫做執拗｜俺叫做执拗
We call this as “zib4ao2執拗”
ao2kao2	拗口	words which are hard to pronounce or is awkward sounding
zib4ao2	執拗｜执拗	stubborn, wilful

For those of you who want to know the meaning of all the words in this sentence “U6siang5si5 bhung5 gu3 tag8 ki2lai5 m6si6 rioh8 sung6kao2 gio3zo3 ao2kao2”

u6siang5si5	有唺時	sometimes
bhung5 tag8	文讀	literal reading of
bhung5 gu3 tag8	文句讀	literal reading of the phrase
ki2lai5	起來	placed after a verb indicating the beginning and continuation of a state of action
m6si6	唔是	is not, not
sung6kao2		a phrase or sentence which is able to be read smoothly
gio3zo3	叫做	known as or called as

For those of you who want to know the meaning of all the words in this sentence “hog8si6 daⁿ3 gu3 muêh8 gai7 sêⁿ3gêh4 bi2ga3 gu3zib4”

hog8si6	或是	or, one or the other
dan3	呾	to say
gu3 muêh8	句物	a word, a sentence or a phrase
sên3gêh4	性格	nature, disposition, temperament, character of a person
bi2ga3	比較	comparatively, relatively
gu3zib4	固執	obstinate, stubborn