歪哥

Chinese

		askew	elder brother
simp. and trad. (歪哥)		歪	哥

Etymology

Originally Min Nan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wāigē

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞㄍㄜ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vâi-kô
Min Nan (POJ): oai-ko

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wāigē
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaige
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vâi-kô
  - Hakka Romanization System: vai´ go´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vai¹ go¹
  - IPA: /vai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Magong, Tainan, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oai-ko
  - Tâi-lô: uai-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oai'koy
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uai⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

Verb

歪哥

(Taiwan) to embezzle; to be corrupt

Synonyms

貪污／贪污 (tānwū)
(Min Nan) 食錢／食钱

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