交寅

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(交寅)
alternative forms 交姻

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kahwin (to marry).

Pronunciation


Note: Singapore.

Verb

交寅

  1. (Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Singapore Teochew; Putian Puxian Min; Sarikei Siyi Yue) to get married; to marry

Synonyms

References

  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “结婚”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 72.
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “交寅”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 199.