不著題

Chinese

		not; no	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	topic; subject; to inscribe topic; subject; to inscribe; to superscribe
trad. (不著題)		不	著	題
simp. (不着题)		不	着	题

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-chiak-tê

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-chiak-tê
    • Tâi-lô: put-tsiak-tê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: putciakdee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ te¹³/

Adjective

不著題

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) unsteady and undependable

   你食甲遮大漢，猶遮爾不著題。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   你食甲遮大汉，犹遮尔不着题。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Lí chia̍h kah chiah tōa-hàn, iáu chiah-nî put-chiak-tê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He's already all grown up, and he's still so unsteady and undependable.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 不著落／不着落