掠無球
See also: 掠无球
Chinese
| plunder | not have | ball; sphere | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掠無球) | 掠 | 無 | 球 | |
| simp. (掠无球) | 掠 | 无 | 球 | |
| Literally: “to be unable to catch a ball”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍h-bô-kiû
- Tâi-lô: lia̍h-bô-kiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: liaqboi'kiuu
- IPA (Singapore): /lia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ kiu²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: liah8 bho5 giu5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lia̍h bô kiû
- Sinological IPA (key): /liaʔ⁴⁻² bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kiu⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Verb
掠無球
- (Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to not understand
Descendants
- → English: catch no ball (calque)