拍結毬

Chinese

		to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	ball
trad. (拍結毬)		拍	結	毬
simp. (拍结球)		拍	结	球
alternative forms		拍結球／拍结球 打結球／打结球

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phah-kat-kiû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kat-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kat-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phahkatkiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kat̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³/

Verb

拍結毬

1. (Southern Min) to entwine; to wind around (of string, rope, etc.)
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to tie a knot; to tie
3. (Mainland China Hokkien) to form round lumps (on one's skin or muscle)
4. (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to encounter difficulties making a problem hard to solve
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to be depressed; to be vexed; to be downcast

Synonyms

• (to entwine):

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• 包
• 包紮 / 包扎
• 包裹 (bāoguǒ)
• 捆紮
• 結紮 / 结扎
• 綁 / 绑 (bǎng)
• 綁紮 / 绑扎
• 經纏 / 经缠 (Min Nan)
• 縛 / 缚 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 纏綁 / 缠绑 (chánbǎng)
• 纏繞 / 缠绕 (chánrào)
• 裹 (guǒ)

• (to tie a knot): 打結／打结 (dǎjié); (Cantonese) 打纈／打缬; (Hokkien, Teochew) 拍結／拍结

References

• “Entry #4125”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.