筆仔草

Chinese

		pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (筆仔草)		筆	仔	草
simp. (笔仔草)		笔	仔	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pit-á-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-á-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: pit-á-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pit'afzhao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

筆仔草

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bamboo grass (Poginatherum crinitum)

Synonyms

• 金絲草／金丝草 (jīnsīcǎo)
• (Hokkien) 筆鬚草／笔须草