底人

Chinese

what man; person; people
trad. (底人)
simp. #(底人)
alternative forms 底儂底侬
俤𠆧 Eastern Min
哋人 Teochew
值人 Teochew

Pronunciation


  • Eastern Min
    • (Fuzhou)
      • Bàng-uâ-cê: diê-nè̤ng / dê̤-nè̤ng / dê̤-è̤ng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/, /tœ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/, /tœ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ øyŋ⁵³/
Note: dê̤-nè̤ng, dê̤-è̤ng - in fast speech.
  • Puxian Min
    • (Xianyou)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: dieng1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tiɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Note: dieng1 - contraction.

Pronoun

底人

  1. (Coastal Min) who; whom
    • Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板蘇六娘全歌》, volume 2, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 3r:
      值人有情 [Teochew, trad. and simp.]
      di7 nang5 m6 dan3 i1 u6 cêng5 [Peng'im]
      Who could not say that he was in love?

Synonyms

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), “底侬”, 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 153.