捍舵

Chinese

		ward off (a blow)	helm; rudder
trad. (捍舵)		捍	舵
simp. #(捍舵)		捍	舵
alternative forms		扞舵

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hōaⁿ-tǒaⁿ / hōaⁿ-tōaⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huan⁷ dua⁶

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-tǒaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-tuǎnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huã⁴¹⁻²² tuã²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-tōaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-tuānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvoaxdvoa
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /huã²²⁻²¹ tuã²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huan⁷ dua⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huāⁿ tuă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hũã¹¹ tua³⁵/

Verb

捍舵

1. (Hokkien) to be at the helm; to operate the rudder; to take the tiller; to steer a boat

Synonyms

• 掌舵 (zhǎngduò)

Noun

捍舵

1. (Teochew) boatman; helmsman

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		船夫, 艄公, 船家, 船戶, 舵手, 舟子, 水手, 梢人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	撐船公, 船家
Hakka	Meixian	船家佬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	船艄工
Southern Min	Xiamen	船舵, 船舵公, 舵工 dated
	Quanzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Zhangzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Tainan	艄公
	Shantou	捍舵, 撐船人
Xiang	Changsha	駕船的