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捉姦

捉姦

See also: 捉奸

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	adultery
trad. (捉姦)		捉	姦
simp. (捉奸)		捉	奸

Verb

捉姦

to catch adulterers in the act

Synonyms

(Hakka) 捉猴
(Min Nan) 掠猴

Derived terms

捉姦在床／捉奸在床

捉賊見贓，捉姦見雙／捉贼见赃，捉奸见双

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuōjiān

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ gaan¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhiok-kan / chok-kan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuōjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juojian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk¹ gaan¹
  - Yale: jūk gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ gaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ kɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok-kan
  - Tâi-lô: tshiok-kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiokkafn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-kan
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokkafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kan⁴⁴/