半條命
Chinese
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article |
life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (半條命) | 半 | 條 | 命 | |
| simp. (半条命) | 半 | 条 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-tiâu-miā
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-tiâu-miā
- Tâi-lô: puànn-tiâu-miā
- Phofsit Daibuun: pvoardiaumia
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adverb
半條命
- (Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state
Synonyms
Adjective
半條命