四腳仔
Chinese
| four | role; foot; base | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (四腳仔) | 四 | 腳 | 仔 | |
| simp. (四脚仔) | 四 | 脚 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 四跤仔 Min Nan | |||
Etymology
From Hokkien 四跤仔.
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-kha-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kha-á
- Tâi-lô: sì-kha-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: sie'qa'ar
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
四腳仔
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) frog
- (Taiwan, dated, figurative, offensive) Japanese people