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<p>剾洗</p>
<p>khau‑sé</p>
<p>又</p>
<p>khau‑sué</p>
<p>ㄎㄠ　ㄙㄨㆤˋ</p>
<p>動</p>
<p>諷刺、挖苦人家。</p>
<p>伊誠共人剾洗。</p>
<p>ㄧㄐㄧㆩˊㆣㄠˊㄍㄚ˫ㄌㄤˊㄎㄠㄙㆤˋ</p>
<p>他很會諷刺人家。</p>
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<p>The proper spelling would be <code>khau‑sé</code> and not <code>kao se</code> unfortunately.</p>

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<p>Heard <code>"kao se"</code> on Taiwanese TV where the subtitles read: <code>"挖苦"</code>.</p>

<p>It's probably a Hokkien word but what can it be?</p>

<p>I'm not finding anything when searching</p>

<p>"kao se" and "挖苦" in Baidu.</p>

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What is "kao se" in Taiwanese for "挖苦"?
# What is "kao se" in Taiwanese for "挖苦"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-06)

Heard `"kao se"` on Taiwanese TV where the subtitles read: `"挖苦"`.

It's probably a Hokkien word but what can it be?

I'm not finding anything when searching

"kao se" and "挖苦" in Baidu.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-02-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

**[剾洗](https://www.moedict.tw/%27%E5%89%BE%E6%B4%97)**

> 剾洗
>
> khau‑sé
>
> 又
>
> khau‑sué
>
> ㄎㄠ　ㄙㄨㆤˋ
>
> 動
>
> 諷刺、挖苦人家。
>
> 伊誠共人剾洗。
>
> ㄧㄐㄧㆩˊㆣㄠˊㄍㄚ˫ㄌㄤˊㄎㄠㄙㆤˋ
>
> 他很會諷刺人家。

The proper spelling would be `khau‑sé` and not `kao se` unfortunately.


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