鐘仔

Chinese

		clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (鐘仔)		鐘	仔
simp. (钟仔)		钟	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-á
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'ar
    • IPA (Philippines): /t͡siɪŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

Noun

鐘仔

1. (Hokkien) bell

   Synonym: 鐘／钟 (zhōng)

   𪜶直直佇咧揤鐘仔。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
   𪜶直直伫咧揤钟仔。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]

   In ti̍t-ti̍t tǐ-lé chhi̍h cheng-á. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   They keep on pressing the bell (i.e. the doorbell).

   鐘仔咧霆。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
   钟仔咧霆。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]

   Cheng-á lé tân. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   The bell (i.e. the school bell) is ringing.

2. (Philippine Hokkien) clock

   鐘仔咧霆囉。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
   钟仔咧霆啰。 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]

   Cheng-á lé tân--lo͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   The clock is ringing already.