持蕩

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute
trad. (持蕩)		持	蕩
simp. (持荡)		持	荡

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tî-tōng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: tî-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: di'dong
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti¹³⁻²² tɔŋ²²/

Verb

持蕩

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to deliberately make things difficult for; to be hard on someone
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to abuse; to maltreat; to be cruel to

Synonyms

(to be hard on someone): 刁難／刁难 (diāonàn); (Hokkien) 刁靠, 刁古董, 喬靠／乔靠, 喬苦／乔苦
(to abuse): 虐待 (nüèdài), 施虐 (shīnüè); (Jin) 克吝