米粩

Chinese

		rice; metre
trad. (米粩)		米	粩
simp. ^#(米粩)		米	粩
alternative forms		米佬

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bí-láu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-láu
  - Tâi-lô: bí-láu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bylao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau⁴¹/

Noun

米粩

(Hokkien) sugarcoated hollow puffed rice confection

See also

荖花 / 蓼花 (liǎohuā)
麻粩 / 麻米粩仔

Further reading

Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bí-láu”, 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 296; 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 296