鐘仔

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Chinese

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clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
 
trad. (鐘仔)
simp. (钟仔)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鐘仔

  1. (Hokkien) bell
    Synonym: (zhōng)
    𪜶直直佇咧鐘仔 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
    𪜶直直伫咧钟仔 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
    In ti̍t-ti̍t tǐ-lé chhi̍h cheng-á. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    They keep on pressing the bell (i.e. the doorbell).
    鐘仔 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
    钟仔 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
    Cheng-á lé tân. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The bell (i.e. the school bell) is ringing.
  2. (Philippine Hokkien) clock
    鐘仔 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
    钟仔 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
    Cheng-á lé tân--lo͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The clock is ringing already.