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zhøef-kawlee 🗣 (u: zhøef-kao'lee) 吹狗螺 [wt][mo] tshue-káu-lê/tshe-káu-lê [D]

1. (V) || 狗悲鳴。狗發出淒涼而綿長的嚎叫聲。古人以為狗發出如同吹螺般的悲嚎是因為看見鬼魅，故為不祥之兆，也用來表現淒涼或恐怖的情景。

1: Goarn taw six'pvy ee kao tak axm lorng e zhoef'kao'lee. (阮兜四邊的狗逐暗攏會吹狗螺。) (我家四周圍的狗每晚都會悲鳴。)

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