三牲
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Chinese[edit]
three | domestic animal | ||
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simp. and trad. (三牲) |
三 | 牲 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
三牲
- three domestic animals (i.e. cattle, sheep, and pigs, in pre-modern times used as sacrificed offerings, in contemporary times also refers to pigs, chicken, and fish)
- (Penang and Singapore Hokkien) gangster
- 三牲巷 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
- From: List of streets in George Town, Penang
- Sam-seng-hāng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Gangsters' lane
Descendants[edit]
- → Malay: samseng (“gangster”) (via Hokkien)