半囝

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	child
simp. and trad. (半囝)		半	囝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-kiáⁿ / pòaⁿ-káⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-kiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-kiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarkviar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-káⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-kánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarkvar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

半囝

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) half son

Synonyms

• 半子 (bànzǐ)

Derived terms

• 囝婿是半囝

 

Adverb

半囝

1. (Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasizing the severity of an action or a state

Synonyms

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• 半倒死 (Hokkien)
• 半小死 (Hokkien)
• 半條命／半条命 (Hokkien)
• 半死 (bànsǐ)
• 攞命／𫽋命 (lo² meng⁶) (Cantonese)
• 要命 (yàomìng)
• 要死 (yàosǐ)
• 買命／买命 (Hokkien)