四句仔

Chinese

		rhyming set of sentences read by a character in Hokkien opera	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (四句仔)		四句	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-kù-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kù-á
    • Tâi-lô: sì-kù-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kwar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ku²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

Noun

四句仔

1. (Xiamen Hokkien, opera) rhyming set of sentences read by a character in Hokkien opera (often comes in sets of four)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 四句, 四念白, 四句念, 四句聯仔／四句联仔, 念四句