著災

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	disaster; calamity
trad. (著災/着災)		著/着	災
simp. (着灾)		着	灾

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-che / tio̍h-cher / tiō-che

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Magong, Taichung, Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-che
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-tse
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqzef
    • IPA (Tainan): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ t͡se⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Hsinchu, Kinmen, Lukang, Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-cher
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-tser
    • IPA (Lukang): /tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō-che
    • Tâi-lô: tiō-tse
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioixzef
    • IPA (Yilan): /tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

Verb

著災

1. (Hokkien) to be infected by pestilence (of poultry)
2. (Hokkien) to meet with disaster; to suffer a calamity (usually a natural disaster)

Synonyms

• (to be infected by pestilence): 遭瘟
• (to meet with disaster): 遭災／遭灾 (zāozāi), 遭殃 (zāoyāng), 受難／受难 (shòunàn)

Derived terms

• 著災仔／着灾仔

 

Noun

著災

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched person; damn person

Synonyms

• 遭瘟的
• (Hokkien) 著災仔／着灾仔

Adjective

著災

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched; damn (of a person)
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) terrible; awful; horrible

Synonyms

• (terrible): 糟糕 (zāogāo)