轉大人

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Chinese

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to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
adult; grown-up; person of high rank
trad. (轉大人) 大人
simp. (转大人) 大人

Pronunciation

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Verb

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轉大人

  1. (Hokkien) to undergo puberty and become an adult

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Mandarin: 登dua郎 (dēngduǎláng)

References

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  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “lâng”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 293; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 293