拍空仔

Chinese

		to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (拍空仔)		拍	空	仔
simp. #(拍空仔)		拍	空	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phah-khang-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-khang-á
    • Tâi-lô: phah-khang-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phahqang'ar
    • IPA (Singapore): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/

Noun

拍空仔

1. (Singapore Hokkien) broker; agent

Synonyms

• 中人 (zhōngrén)
• 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
• 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
• 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
• 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
• 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
• 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
• 掮客 (qiánkè)
• 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
• 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
• 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
• 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
• 牽仔／牵仔 (Hokkien)
• 當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
• 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
• 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
• 說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)