抾骨頭
Chinese
| bone; character; personal quality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (抾骨頭) | 抾 | 骨頭 | |
| simp. (抾骨头) | 抾 | 骨头 | |
| alternative forms | 拾骨頭／拾骨头 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khioh-kut-thâu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-kut-thâu
- Tâi-lô: khioh-kut-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: qioihkuttaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
抾骨頭
- (Southern Min) to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 撿骨 (“to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 撿骨 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 撿金 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 起骨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 撿金 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 撿骨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 執骨 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 撿金 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 撿金 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起骨 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 撿骨 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 抾骨頭, 抾金 |
| Quanzhou | 抾骨頭 | |
| Zhangzhou | 抾骨頭 | |
| Tainan | 抾骨 GT, 抾金 GT | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 抾骨 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 執骨 |