厝囝

Chinese

(Min) house; bury; to place
(Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
 
child
simp. and trad.
(厝囝)

Pronunciation


Noun

厝囝

  1. (Malaysian Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) hut; cottage; cabin
  2. (Puxian Min) a small brick house built outdoors to temporarily store the coffin, which will be dismantled after the reburial

References

  • 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), “厝囝”, 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 117.