起蛟龍

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	jiaolong
trad. (起蛟龍)		起	蛟龍
simp. (起蛟龙)		起	蛟龙

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-ká-lêng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-ká-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: khí-ká-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kafleeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/

Verb

起⫽蛟龍 (verb-object)

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to have a tsunami; to have a tidal wave

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 海嘯 (“tsunami”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海嘯
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	海嘯
	Singapore	海嘯
Cantonese	Hong Kong	海嘯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	海亂
Southern Min	Xiamen	海漲, 滾蛟龍 verb, 起蛟龍 verb
	Quanzhou	海漲
	Leizhou	海吼