轉踅

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	to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg
trad. (轉踅)		轉	踅
simp. (转踅)		转	踅
alternative forms		轉旋／转旋

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-se̍h / túiⁿ-se̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-se̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tńg-se̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngfseh
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-se̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tuínn-se̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvuyseh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

Verb

轉踅

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to revolve; to rotate; to spin (especially to adjust oneself positionally)

   Synonyms: 旋轉／旋转, 打轉／打转 (dǎzhuàn)

   • 2021, “愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 [Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined]”, in 黃奇斌 (lyrics), 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大‎^[1], performed by EggPlantEgg:

     倒佇故鄉街市的中央　笑看世界咧轉踅 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     倒伫故乡街市的中央　笑看世界咧转踅 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     tó tī kò͘-hiong ke-chhī ê tiong-ng, chhiò khòaⁿ sè-kài leh tńg-se̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Lying in the middle of the street in my hometown, laughing and watching the world spin.

2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to adapt; to accommodate; to mediate

   Synonyms: 轉圜／转圜 (zhuǎnhuán), 變通／变通 (biàntōng), 調停／调停 (tiáotíng), 收馬／收马 (Hakka)

   這个人怐怐，拄著問題都袂曉轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   这个人怐怐，拄着问题都袂晓转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit-ê lâng khò͘-khò͘, tú-tio̍h būn-tê to bē-hiáu tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This guy is simple-minded and won't adapt to problems.

3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to turn around

   Synonyms: 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn), 轉向／转向, 踅轉／踅转

   這搭跤路䆀，歹轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   这搭跤路䆀，歹转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit-tah kha-lō͘ bái, pháiⁿ tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This place has poor circulation, so it's difficult to turn around.

4. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative, finance) to circulate (funds); to borrow money (for a capital turnover)

   Synonym: 週轉／周转 (zhōuzhuǎn)

   阮公司錢水袂轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   阮公司钱水袂转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Goán kong-si chîⁿ-chúi bē tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Our company has difficulties in capital turnover.

   我手頭足絚，愛揣朋友轉踅一下。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   我手头足𰬌，爱揣朋友转踅一下。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Góa chhiú-thâu chiok ân, ài chhōe pêng-iú tńg-se̍h--chi̍t-ē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I'm short of money and I've got to borrow some money from a friend.

Usage notes

• In Southern Min, 踅 not only means rotating, but also means walking back and forth or hovering. But 轉踅 more accurately refers to rotating.

Synonyms

• (to circulate): (Hokkien) 轉錢空／转钱空

Derived terms

• 轉彎踅角／转弯踅角

 

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “轉旋”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[2], volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 395
• “tńg-se̍h”, in Taiwanese-English Dictionary‎^[3], Taichung: Maryknoll Language Service Center, 1976, archived from the original on 2020-08-11, page 1035.
• “Entry #12639”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.