敲油

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (敲油)		敲	油

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khà-iû

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-iû
  - Tâi-lô: khà-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qariuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ iu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ iu²³/

Verb

敲油

(Southern Min) to get petty advantages at somebody's expense

Synonyms

揩油 (kāiyóu)

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