碗頭碗尾

Chinese

		bowl; cup	head; (noun suffix)	bowl; cup	tail
trad. (碗頭碗尾)		碗	頭	碗	尾
simp. (碗头碗尾)		碗	头	碗	尾

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bé / óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bóe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bé
    • Tâi-lô: uánn-thâu-uánn-bé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: voaftau'voafbea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bóe
    • Tâi-lô: uánn-thâu-uánn-bué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: voaftau'voafboea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

Idiom

碗頭碗尾

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remains of a meal; leftovers; crumbs from the table

Synonyms

• 殘羹剩飯／残羹剩饭 (cángēngshèngfàn)
• 殘茶剩飯／残茶剩饭 (cáncháshèngfàn)
• (Hokkien) 碗頭箸尾／碗头箸尾
• (Shanghainese) 碗頭碗腳／碗头碗脚