霧煞煞

See also: 雾煞煞

Chinese

	fog; mist	quickly; hurriedly; without delay
trad. (霧煞煞)	霧	煞煞
simp. (雾煞煞)	雾	煞煞
alternative forms	霧嗄嗄／雾嗄嗄霧曬曬／雾晒晒

Etymology

Originally Hokkien.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wùshàshà, mǔsàsǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄕㄚˋ, ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bū-sah-sah / bū-sà-sà

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wùshàshà
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄕㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùshàshà
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴-sha⁴-sha⁴
  - Yale: wù-shà-shà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhshahshah
  - Palladius: ушаша (ušaša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/
- (imitating Min Nan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǔsàsǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǔsàsǎ
  - Wade–Giles: mu³-sa⁴-sa³
  - Yale: mǔ-sà-sǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muusahsaa
  - Palladius: мусаса (musasa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sä⁵¹ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bū-sah-sah
  - Tâi-lô: bū-sah-sah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxsahsaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu²²⁻²¹ sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ saʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bū-sà-sà
  - Tâi-lô: bū-sà-sà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxsarsax
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu³³⁻²¹ sa²¹⁻⁴¹ sa²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu³³⁻¹¹ sa¹¹⁻⁵³ sa¹¹/

Adjective

霧煞煞

(chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) confused; baffled
- 2008, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “霧煞煞”‎^[1]performed by 詹雅雯:
  
  另外一個互相有熱情，霧煞煞問我要選叼一屏。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  另外一个互相有热情，雾煞煞问我要选叼一屏。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  Lēng-gōa chi̍t-ê hō͘-siong ū lia̍t-chêng, bū-sà-sà mn̄g góa beh soán tó chi̍t pêng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  As for the other one, you have passion for each other; confused, you ask me which side to choose.
- 2013, Jane, 《新加坡玩全指南 '13 ~ '14版》 [Singapore Guide & Map], New Taipei: 宏碩文化, →ISBN, page 10:
  
  所謂新加坡式英語（Singlish）是以英語為主軸，但在談話進行中不時會穿插一些馬來、印度或福建話，外來人猛一聽，還真是霧煞煞。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  所谓新加坡式英语（Singlish）是以英语为主轴，但在谈话进行中不时会穿插一些马来、印度或福建话，外来人猛一听，还真是雾煞煞。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  Suǒwèi Xīnjiāpō shì Yīngyǔ (Singlish) shì yǐ Yīngyǔ wéi zhǔzhóu, dàn zài tánhuà jìnxíng zhōng bùshí huì chuānchā yīxiē Mǎlái, Yìndù huò Fújiànhuà, wàiláirén měng yī tīng, hái zhēnshì wùshàshà. [Pinyin]
  The so-called Singlish uses English as its main body, but Malay, Indian or Hokkien words are interwoven into conversation now and then. When foreigners listen in, they'll be quite confused.
- 2014, 林怡臻, 《首爾日歸小旅行》, New Taipei: 宏碩文化, →ISBN, page 63:
  
  不了解朝鮮歷史的遊客可能會霧煞煞，但若講到《大長今》中女主角所侍奉的皇帝就是中宗，相信韓劇迷就不難了解。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  不了解朝鲜历史的游客可能会雾煞煞，但若讲到《大长今》中女主角所侍奉的皇帝就是中宗，相信韩剧迷就不难了解。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  Bù liǎojiě Cháoxiān lìshǐ de yóukè kěnéng huì wùshàshà, dàn ruò jiǎngdào “Dà Chángjīn” zhōng nǚ zhǔjué suǒ shìfèng de huángdì jiùshì Zhōngzōng, xiàngxìn hánjù mí jiù bùnán liǎojiě. [Pinyin]
  Tourists who don't know much about Korean history might be confused, but if I mention that the emperor that the female lead in Jewel in the Palace served was Jungjong, Korean drama fans will definitely understand without a problem.

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