轉後頭

Chinese

		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	behind; in the back; the rear side behind; in the back; the rear side; later; in future; after
trad. (轉後頭)		轉	後頭
simp. (转后头)		转	后头

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-āu-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-āu-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: tńg-āu-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngfauxtaau
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

Verb

轉⫽後頭 (verb-object)

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, of a married woman) to return to her parents' home for a visit

Synonyms

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• 回娘家 (huí niángjiā)
• 行外家 (Puxian Min)
• 轉外家／转外家 (Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min)
• 轉後頭厝／转后头厝 (Hokkien)

 

References

• “Entry #12632”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.