撬牆腳

See also: 撬墙脚

Chinese

		to lift	foot of a wall; foundation; backbone
trad. (撬牆腳)		撬	牆腳
simp. (撬墙脚)		撬	墙脚

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): giu⁶ coeng⁴ goek³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu⁶ coeng⁴ goek³
  - Yale: giuh chèuhng geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu⁶ tsoeng⁴ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu⁶ cêng⁴ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kœːk̚³/

Verb

撬⫽牆腳 (verb-object)

(Cantonese) to steal someone's lover or an organisation's key member

Synonyms

挖牆腳／挖墙脚 (wā qiángjiǎo)

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