阿比仔

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (阿比仔)		阿	比	仔
simp. #(阿比仔)		阿	比	仔

Etymology

From the last character of 維士比, the name of a popular drink among blue-collar workers in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-pí-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pí-á
    • Tâi-lô: a-pí-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'pyar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

Noun

阿比仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien, colloquial)

1. Nickname for 維士比.
2. worker; blue-collar worker

   • 阿比仔的心事，誰來聽恁念？ [Hokkien, trad.]
     阿比仔的心事，谁来听恁念？ [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 詹雅雯, 阿比仔的心事

     A-pí-á ê sim-sū, siáng lâi thiaⁿ lín liām? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Who will listen to you nag about the workers' worries?