王祿仔

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	good fortune; official salary	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (王祿仔)		王	祿	仔
simp. (王禄仔)		王	禄	仔
alternative forms		王鹿仔

Etymology

First two syllables are from 黃六／黄六 (huángliù); related to Cantonese 黃六醫生／黄六医生.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ông-lo̍k-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-lo̍k-á
    • Tâi-lô: ông-lo̍k-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: onglog'ar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

Noun

王祿仔 (Hokkien)

1. itinerant (especially one who sells medicine, divines, tells fortunes, performs tricks, etc.)
2. (figurative) swindler; cheater

Synonyms

• 王祿仔仙／王禄仔仙