總無說
Chinese
[edit]always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case |
not have | to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (總無說) | 總 | 無 | 說 | |
| simp. (总不说) | 总 | 不 | 说 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chóng-bô-serh
- Tâi-lô: tsóng-bô-serh
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² səʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adverb
[edit]總無說
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that... (used when a new person or thing cannot be avoided and must be acted upon)