浮浪者

Chinese

		to wander	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
simp. and trad. (浮浪者)		浮浪	者

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 浮浪者(ふろうしゃ) (furōsha).

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phû-lōng-chiá

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phû-lōng-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: phû-lōng-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phuloxngciar
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pʰu²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sia⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰu²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰu¹³⁻²² lɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sia⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sia⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰu²³⁻³³ lɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sia⁴¹/

Noun

浮浪者

(Taiwanese Hokkien) one who wanders without a residence or a job; homeless.

Synonyms

遊民

See also

浮浪貢
羅漢跤
乞食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮	浪	者
ふ Grade: S	ろう Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 3
kan'yōon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
浮浪者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/furausya/ > /furoːsya/. Compound of 浮浪(ふろう) (furō) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “person”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふろーしゃ [fùróꜜòshà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾo̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

浮(ふ)浪(ろう)者(しゃ) • (furōsha) ^{←ふらうしゃ (furausya)^?}

one who wanders without a residence or a job. (since the end of nineteenth century)
(misuse of 浮浪人) one who flees their lands to escape taxation. (Ritsuryo system since seventh century)