賣豬囝

Chinese

		sell	piglet
trad. (賣豬囝)		賣	豬囝
simp. (卖猪囝)		卖	猪囝
alternative forms		賣豬仔／卖猪仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): bhoi⁷ de¹ gian²

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhoi⁷ de¹ gian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bōi tṳ kiáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

Verb

賣⫽豬囝 (verb-object)

1. (Teochew) to sell someone into indentured servitude of forced labour

Synonyms

• 賣豬仔／卖猪仔 (mài zhūzǎi)

References

• Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “賣／卖 (bōi)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 15