應唔

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
trad. (應唔)		應	唔
simp. (应唔)		应	唔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ihⁿ-ohⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ihⁿ-ohⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: innh-onnh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vih'voq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

Verb

應唔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in a tangle; to struggle (due to not clearing up things or having disputes)

   代誌著講伊清楚，才𣍐後擺閣來應唔。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   代志著讲伊清楚，才𫧃后摆阁来应唔。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Tāi-chì tio̍h kóng i chheng-chhó, chiah bōe āu-pái koh lâi -ihⁿ-ohⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   We should talk about the matter until everything is cleared up, in order to not be in a tangle anymore next time.

2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to prevaricate; to mumble; to stammer; to falter; to hum and haw; to talk in ambiguous terms

   問著伊，伊應唔𣍐出來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   问著伊，伊应唔𫧃出来。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Mn̄g tio̍h i, i -ihⁿ-ohⁿ bōe chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   After having asked him, he wasn't able to mumble it out.