蠓摔仔

Chinese

		grasshopper; midge; sandfly	throw on ground; to fall	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (蠓摔仔)		蠓	摔	仔
simp. #(蠓摔仔)		蠓	摔	仔
alternative forms		蠓捽仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): báng-sut-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: báng-sut-á
    • Tâi-lô: báng-sut-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bafngsut'ar
    • IPA (Taipei): /baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /baŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

Noun

蠓摔仔

1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) flywhisk (tool for swatting mosquitoes)

Synonyms

• 拂塵／拂尘 (fúchén)
• (Hokkien) 蠓摔, 蠓摔支

References

• “Entry #13028”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.