彼個

See also: 彼个

Chinese

that; those; (one) another) (a measure word); individual
trad. (彼個/彼个) /
simp. (彼个)
alternative forms 迄個迄个
許個许个

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hit-ê / hit-gê / hit-gé / hiak-gê / hit-e / hih-ge / hih-gê / hek-e / hek-ê / hek-ge / hek-gê / hit-le / hit-lê / hí-gé / hit-é / hé-lê / há-lê / hí-kê

Pronoun

彼個

  1. (Hokkien) that; that one
  2. (Longyan Min) this; this one

Usage notes

  • Douglas (1873/1899) notes that /--dê is sometimes heard after final ⟨-t⟩, such as with this term, hit-ê / hit-lê > hit-dê / hid-dê,[1] although modern Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) does not use the letter ⟨D⟩.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “dê”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99

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