轉大人
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[edit]to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
adult; grown-up; person of high rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (轉大人) | 轉 | 大人 | |
| simp. (转大人) | 转 | 大人 | |
Pronunciation
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- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-tōa-lâng
- Tâi-lô: tńg-tuā-lâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngfdoaxlaang
- IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Verb
[edit]轉大人
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Mandarin: 登dua郎 (dēngduǎláng)
References
[edit]- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “lâng”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 293; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 293