煞著

Chinese

		baleful; bring to a stop; very baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (煞著)		煞	著
simp. (煞着)		煞	着
alternative forms		紲著／绁著 (sòa-tio̍h) 續著／续著 (sòa-tio̍h)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soah-tio̍h / sòa-tio̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soah-tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: suah-tio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soahdioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòa-tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: suà-tio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soardioih
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

Adverb

煞著

1. (Hokkien) what need is there to; why does one need to

Synonyms

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• 乜使 (Hokkien)
• 何乜苦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 何得苦 (Hokkien)
• 何必 (hébì)
• 何苦 (hékǔ)
• 何苦來／何苦来 (hékǔlái)
• 何須／何须 (héxū) (literary)
• 抑使 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 抑著 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 敢著／敢着 (Hokkien)
• 甲使 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 甲著／甲着 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Verb

煞著

1. (Hokkien) must; have to; should

Synonyms

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• 一定愛／一定爱 (Hakka)
• 一定要
• 務必／务必 (wùbì)
• 務期／务期 (wùqī) (literary)
• 務須／务须 (wùxū)
• 定著 (tiānn-tio̍h) (Min Nan)
• 得 (děi) (colloquial)
• 必得
• 必須／必须 (bìxū)
• 應當／应当 (yīngdāng) (law)
• 著愛／著爱 (tio̍h-ài) (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 非得 (fēiděi)