sih8 buh8 sah8 nah4

Teochew

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si̍h pu̍h sa̍h nah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siʔ⁴⁻² puʔ⁴⁻² saʔ⁴⁻² naʔ²/

Adverb

sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴

1. messily; chaotically

   你幅畫做呢畫到sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴？ [Teochew, trad.]
   你幅画做呢画到sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴？ [Teochew, simp.]

   lu² bag⁴ uê⁷ zo³ ni⁵ uê⁷ gao³ sih⁸ buh⁸ sah⁸ nah⁴? [Peng'im]

   You've got a messy drawing. (literally, “How did you draw the drawing so messily?”)

See also

• 亂七八糟 / 乱七八糟 (luang⁶ cig⁴ boih⁴ zao¹)
• 散來 / 散来 (suan² lai³)