應唔

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (應唔)		應	唔
simp. (应唔)		应	唔
alternative forms		嚶噁／嘤𫫇 喑噁／喑𫫇

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ìⁿ-òⁿ / ìⁿ-ohⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìⁿ-òⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ìnn-ònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vie'vox
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìⁿ-ohⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ìnn-onnh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vie'voq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

Verb

應唔

1. (Hokkien) to mumble; to stammer; to falter; to mutter; to prevaricate; to waffle; to hum and haw; to talk in ambiguous terms; to speak indistinctly as with a speech impediment

   問著伊，伊應唔𣍐出來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   问着伊，伊应唔𫧃出来。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Mn̄g tio̍h i, i ìⁿ-òⁿ bōe chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   After having asked him, he wasn't able to mutter it out.

2. (Hokkien) to argue endlessly; to bicker; to dispute; to squabble; to contend; to disagree; to wrangle; to quarrel; to be in a tangle

   代誌著講伊清楚，才𣍐後擺閣來應唔。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   代志着讲伊清楚，才𫧃后摆阁来应唔。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Tāi-chì tio̍h kóng i chheng-chhó, chiah bōe āu-pái koh lâi ìⁿ-òⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   We should talk about the matter until everything is cleared up, in order to not be in a tangle anymore next time.

Derived terms

• 應應唔唔 / 应应唔唔 (ìⁿ-ìⁿ-òⁿ-òⁿ)

Related terms

• 應奥 (ìⁿ-áuⁿ) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)