腳數

Chinese

Etymology 1

		role; foot; base	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (腳數)		腳	數
simp. (脚数)		脚	数

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kioh-siàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kioh-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: kioh-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kioihsiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kio(ʔ)⁵ siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

Noun

腳數

1. (Hokkien) character; role; part (in a play, film, etc.)
2. (Hokkien, figurative) function; role; part (in society, etc.)
3. (Mainland China Hokkien) fellow; guy; character; individual (used with adjectives like 好 or 歹 to indicate being great or no-good)
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) one's courage and insight

Synonyms

• (character, function): 角色 (juésè)
• (fellow): 家伙 (jiāhuo); (Hokkien) 跤數／跤数

Derived terms

• 歹腳數 / 歹脚数
• 䆀腳數 / 䆀脚数

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 腳數 – see 跤數 (“fellow; guy; character; individual; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 跤數).