……東……西
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]east | west | ||||||
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trad. (……東……西) | … | … | 東 | … | … | 西 | |
simp. (……东……西) | … | … | 东 | … | … | 西 |
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]……東……西
- (Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way
- 看東看西/看东看西 [Hokkien] ― khòaⁿ-tang-khòaⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to look here and there; to snoop
- 食東食西/食东食西 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h-tang-chia̍h-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat here and there; to gorge
- 創東創西/创东创西 [Hokkien] ― chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to do something here and there; to be busy with
- 講東講西/讲东讲西 [Hokkien] ― kóng-tang-kóng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to talk here and there; to blabber
- 說東說西/说东说西 [Hokkien] ― seh-tang-seh-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to speak here and there; to blabber
- 走東走西/走东走西 [Hokkien] ― cháu-tang-cháu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to run all over the place; to run around
- 行東行西/行东行西 [Hokkien] ― kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to walk all over the place; to wander about
- 跳東跳西/跳东跳西 [Hokkien] ― thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually has a negative connotation when used, especially when the speaker is annoyed or irritated.