腹內

Chinese

		abdomen; stomach; belly	inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior
trad. (腹內)		腹	內
simp. (腹内)		腹	内
alternative forms		腹裡／腹裏／腹里

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): puk-nui

  (Hailu, HRS): bug nui^˖

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bah⁶ li⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pak-lāi / pak-lǎi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bag⁴ lai⁶

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: puk-nui
    • Hakka Romanization System: bug^ˋ nui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bug⁵ nui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /puk̚² nu̯i⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: bug nui^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /puk⁵⁻² nui³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁶ li⁵ [Phonetic: bah⁴ li⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ¹⁻⁴² li²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁶ li⁵ [Phonetic: bah⁷ li⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ²⁻²⁴ li²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pak-lāi
    • Tâi-lô: pak-lāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paklai
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pak-lǎi
    • Tâi-lô: pak-lǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²²/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bag⁴ lai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pak lăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pak̚²⁻⁴ lai³⁵/

Noun

腹內

1. (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) offal; animal internal organs (usually pork)
2. (Hokkien, Teochew) in the stomach; in the body
3. (Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) in the heart (as the seat of thoughts and emotions)

   和尚食豬肝，各儂知腹內。 [Puxian Min, trad.]
   和尚食猪肝，各侬知腹内。 [Puxian Min, simp.]

   hor² syong⁵ sia² dy¹ gua¹, gah⁶ nang² zai¹ bah⁶ li⁵. [Pouseng Ping'ing]

   When you've broken the rules, you know it in your heart.

4. (Hokkien, figurative) in one's inner being (as the place of a person's inner talents)

   • 問我到底　腹內有啥法寶　其實無撇步　歡喜就好 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     问我到底　腹内有啥法宝　其实无撇步　欢喜就好 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1994, 吳嘉祥 (lyrics and music), 歡喜就好, performed by 陳雷

     mn̄g góa tàu-tér, pak-lāi ū siáⁿ hoat-pó, kî-si̍t bô phiat-pō͘, hoaⁿ-hí tiō hó [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If you ask me what magic trick I have in me, there's actually nothing special, be happy and you're good!

Synonyms

• (offal): 內臟／内脏 (nèizàng), 下水 (xiàshuǐ), 心腹 (xīnfù); (Teochew) 腹底
• (in the body): 體內／体内 (tǐnèi)
• (in the heart): 心裡／心里 (xīnlǐ), 心內／心内

Derived terms

• 剾腹內 / 𠛅腹内
• 牛腹內 / 牛腹内
• 腹內滾 / 腹内滚
• 豬腹內 / 猪腹内
• 雞腹內 / 鸡腹内

Descendants

• → Cebuano: paklay
• → Hiligaynon: paklay

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “腹內”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “腹内”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 24.