鴿仔牢

Chinese

		pigeon; dove	firm; fast
trad. (鴿仔牢)		鴿仔	牢
simp. (鸽仔牢)		鸽仔	牢

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kap-á-tiâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap-á-tiâu
    • Tâi-lô: kap-á-tiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kap'afdiaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiau²⁴/

Noun

鴿仔牢

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pigeon nest
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) narrow and small room

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 鴿牢／鸽牢
• (narrow and small room): 斗室 (dǒushì), 斗居 (dǒujū)