sàn-bah

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese さんま (sanma).

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàn-bah
  • Tâi-lô: sàn-bah
  • Phofsit Daibuun: sarnbaq
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /san²¹⁻⁴¹ baʔ³²/
  • IPA (Taipei): /san¹¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

Noun

sàn-bah

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)

Synonyms

• 秋刀魚／秋刀鱼 (qiūdāoyú)

References

• “Entry #20496”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.