馬貽順

Chinese

horse; surname bequeath
to obey; to follow; to arrange
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable
 
trad. (馬貽順)
simp. (马贻顺)

Etymology

From the miserly protagonist 馬貽順 / 马贻顺 (Mâ-í-seōng) in the Puxian opera. Compare Eastern Min 貽順哥 / 贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤). Also compare English scrooge, from the name of a miserly protagonist.

Pronunciation


  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: ma3 i2 song5 [Phonetic: ma5 i4 long5]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻⁴² (ɬ-)lɔŋ¹¹/

Noun

馬貽順

  1. (Puxian Min) scrooge; miser

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Adjective

馬貽順

  1. (Puxian Min) stingy; miserly

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