捉姦

See also: 捉奸

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuōjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ gaan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-kan / chhiok-kan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuojian
    • Wade–Giles: cho¹-chien¹
    • Yale: jwō-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juojian
    • Palladius: чжоцзянь (čžoczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ gaan¹
    • Yale: jūk gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-kan
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zokkafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kan⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok-kan
    • Tâi-lô: tshiok-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiokkafn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kan³³/

Verb

捉姦

1. to catch adulterers in the act

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 捉姦 (“to catch adulterers in the act”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		捉姦
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	捉姦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	捉黃腳雞, 捉雞腳
	Hong Kong	捉姦, 捉黃腳雞
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	捉猴
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	捉猴
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	捉猴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	捉猴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	捉猴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	捉猴
Southern Min	Xiamen	掠猴
	Quanzhou	掠猴
	Zhangzhou	掠猴
	Tainan	掠猴

Derived terms

• 捉姦在床 / 捉奸在床 (zhuōjiānzàichuáng)
• 捉賊見贓，捉姦見雙 / 捉贼见赃，捉奸见双