半頭生

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	head; (noun suffix)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (半頭生)		半	頭	生
simp. (半头生)		半	头	生

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-thâu-chhiⁿ / pòaⁿ-thâu-chheⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-thâu-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-thâu-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoartauchvy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-thâu-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-thâu-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoartauzhvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

Adjective

半頭生

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone
2. (Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Xiamen Hokkien) having abnormal behavior (to the point of acting foolishly or rashly)
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) subject to changing moods; easy to turn hostile

Synonyms

• (half-cooked): 半生不熟 (bànshēngbùshú); (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien) 半生熟; (Hokkien) 半生拉熟, 咬生菇, 生膏爛／生膏烂