Wednesday 7 September 2022

the characters an1 揞 and buê 掊

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the characters an1 and buê

an1

zi2gian6 se6 le2 zo3ni5 an1 gao3 zio3 mi1

衹件事汝咋呢照臱|只件事汝咋呢照臱

Why did you cover up this matter so closely?

an1

cover up

mi1

hide things carefully and cannot be seen

an1ging2

揞緊|揞紧

use one’s hands to cover up by placing these on one's eyes, mouth, ears

buê2

buê2kui1

掊開|掊开

to pry open, to pry apart, to spread something open with both hands

buê2 di7dao7

掊地豆

to break open the shells of peanuts with one’s hands

pou2

pou2kêg4

掊擊|掊击

to attack, lash out at

pêng5kêg4

抨擊|抨击

to attack verbally or in writing

pah4pua3拍破

拍破

to break open, to smash open

 


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