坮來
Chinese
| to come | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (坮來) | 坮 | 來 | |
| simp. (坮来) | 坮 | 来 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tâi--lâi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâi--lâi
- Tâi-lô: tâi--lâi
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippines)
Verb
坮來
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar) to scram back
- (Quanzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to come back; to return
Usage notes
- The "scram back" sense is usually said scoldingly or commandingly when the speaker is annoyed, dissatisfied, or angry.
Synonyms
- (to scram back): 滾回來／滚回来, 滾過來／滚过来
- (to return):
Dialectal synonyms of 回來 (“to come back; to return”) [map]