嬰母仔
Chinese
| infant; baby | female; mother | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嬰母仔) | 嬰 | 母 | 仔 | |
| simp. (婴母仔) | 婴 | 母 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 穎母仔／颖母仔 燕母仔 幼母囝 | |||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ìⁿ-bó-á / ìⁿ-bú-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Chiayi)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìⁿ-bó-á
- Tâi-lô: ìnn-bó-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: vie'boyar
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Anping, Dongshi)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìⁿ-bú-á
- Tâi-lô: ìnn-bú-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: vie'bwar
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Chiayi)
Noun
嬰母仔
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) female swimming crab (Scylla serrata) that has not yet mated
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 處女蟳 (“female swimming crab that has not yet mated”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 處女蟳 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 粗蟳 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 嬰母仔, 幼母仔 |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 處女蟳 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 冇姆仔 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 嬰母仔 | |
| Chiayi | 嬰母仔 | |
| Chiayi County (Dongshi) | 嬰母仔, 半姆仔 |
Further reading
- “嬰母仔”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.