嚨喉蒂仔
Chinese
throat | stem (of fruit) | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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trad. (嚨喉蒂仔) | 嚨喉 | 蒂 | 仔 | |
simp. (咙喉蒂仔) | 咙喉 | 蒂 | 仔 |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nâ-âu-tì-á
Noun
嚨喉蒂仔
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)
- (Xiamen Hokkien, anatomy) epiglottis
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小舌 (“uvula”) [map]