趁食人

Chinese

		to earn a living; to make a living by prostituting oneself	man; person; people
trad. (趁食人)		趁食	人
simp. #(趁食人)		趁食	人
alternative forms		趁吃人 賺食人／赚食人 賺噍人／赚噍人 趁食儂／趁食侬

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàn-chia̍h-lâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-chia̍h-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: thàn-tsia̍h-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarnciaqlaang
    • IPA (Jinjiang): /tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

Noun

趁食人

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) person trying to make ends meet
2. (Jinjiang Hokkien) worker; laborer

Synonyms

• (worker):

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• 作穡人／作穑人 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 勞動者／劳动者 (láodòngzhě)
• 勞工／劳工 (láogōng)
• 工人 (gōngrén)
• 工仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 打工人 (dǎgōngrén) (neologism, slang)