鐘仔
Chinese
[edit]| clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鐘仔) | 鐘 | 仔 | |
| simp. (钟仔) | 钟 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-á
- Tâi-lô: tsing-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'ar
- IPA (Philippines): /t͡siɪŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
Noun
[edit]鐘仔
- (Hokkien) bell
- Synonym: 鐘 / 钟 (zhōng)
- 𪜶直直佇咧揤鐘仔。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
- In ti̍t-ti̍t tǐ-lé chhi̍h cheng-á. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- They keep on pressing the bell (i.e. the doorbell).
𪜶直直伫咧揤钟仔。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]- 鐘仔咧霆。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
- Cheng-á lé tân. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The bell (i.e. the school bell) is ringing.
钟仔咧霆。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]
- (Philippine Hokkien) clock
- 鐘仔咧霆囉。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
- Cheng-á lé tân--lo͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The clock is ringing already.
钟仔咧霆啰。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]