腹內

Chinese

abdomen; stomach; belly
inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
trad. (腹內)
simp. (腹内)
alternative forms 腹裡腹裏腹里

Pronunciation


Noun

腹內

  1. (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) offal; animal internal organs (usually pork)
  2. (Hokkien, Teochew) in the stomach; in the body
  3. (Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) in the heart (as the seat of thoughts and emotions)
    和尚豬肝各儂腹內 [Puxian Min, trad.]
    和尚猪肝各侬腹内 [Puxian Min, simp.]
    hor2 syong5 sia2 dy1 gua1, gah6 nang2 zai1 bah6 li5. [Pouseng Ping'ing]
    When you've broken the rules, you know it in your heart.
    (literally, “When the monk eats pork liver, everyone knows what's in his stomach.”)
  4. (Hokkien, figurative) in one's inner being (as the place of a person's inner talents)

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Descendants

  • Cebuano: paklay
  • Hiligaynon: paklay

References

  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “腹內”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • 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), “腹内”, 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 24.