zhuā​hóu

to catch in the act of adultery

  • created reference approved 抓猴 → 掠猴 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓猴 zhuā​hóu

    掠猴 lüè​hóu

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 抓猴 · zhuā​hóu · to catch in the act of adultery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓猴

    zhuā​hóu

    to catch in the act of adultery

    (Taiwan) to catch a person engaging in an extramarital affair in the act; catch a cheater. This term is derived from the Taiwanese Hokkien phrase [[掠猴|掠猴|lu:e4 hou2]]

    抓, 猴

    抓 (literal) → 抓 · zhuā · to arrest 猴 (literal) → 猴 · hóu · monkey

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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