疶氣絲仔

Chinese

		dysentery	last or dying breath
trad. (疶氣絲仔)		疶	氣絲仔
simp. (疶气丝仔)		疶	气丝仔
alternative forms		泄氣絲仔／泄气丝仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoah-khùi-si-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoah-khùi-si-á
    • Tâi-lô: tshuah-khuì-si-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoahquiesi'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Verb

疶氣絲仔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to faintly gasp a dying breath (of a person or animal)