毋成三兩

Chinese

			a few
trad. (毋成三兩)		毋成	三兩
simp. (毋成三两)		毋成	三两

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g / m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nňg / m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nō͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g
    • Tâi-lô: m̄-tsiânn-sann-nn̄g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mxcviasvanng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nňg
    • Tâi-lô: m̄-tsiânn-sann-nňg
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄-chiâⁿ-saⁿ-nō͘
    • Tâi-lô: m̄-tsiânn-sann-nōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mxcviasvano
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

Adjective

毋成三兩

1. (Hokkien) of little use; not amounting to much

   伊閣怎樣趁也毋成三兩。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   伊阁怎样趁也毋成三两。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   I koh cháiⁿ-iūⁿ thàn iā m̄-chhiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   No matter how much he earns, it won't amount to much.