挾仔

Chinese

		clasp under the arm; coerce; hold between	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (挾仔)		挾	仔
simp. (挟仔)		挟	仔
alternative forms		夾仔／夹仔

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nge̍h-á / nge̍eh-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nge̍h-á
    • Tâi-lô: nge̍h-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngeq'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋẽ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nge̍eh-á
    • Tâi-lô: nge̍eh-á
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

挾仔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) clip; tongs; peg; clamp

Synonyms

• 夾子／夹子 (jiāzi)
• (Hokkien) 夾仔／夹仔, 欱仔

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 挾仔 – see 夾仔 (“clip; tongs; peg; clamp; lined jacket; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 夾仔).