赤跤仙仔

Chinese

		bare foot; concubine promoted from a maid	immortal	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (赤跤仙仔)		赤跤	仙	仔
alternative forms		赤骹仙仔 赤腳仙仔／赤脚仙仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiah-kha-sian-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiah-kha-sian-á
    • Tâi-lô: tshiah-kha-sian-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiahqasien'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

Noun

赤跤仙仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) quack; charlatan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 庸醫 (“quack; charlatan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		庸醫
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	蒙古大夫
	Harbin	蒙古大夫
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蒙古大夫
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	黃牛醫生, 黃牛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Hong Kong	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Taishan	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Dongguan	黃六醫生
Southern Min	Tainan	赤跤仙仔