八比仔

Chinese

		eight	side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (八比仔)		八	比	仔
simp. #(八比仔)		八	比	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pat-pí-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-pí-á
    • Tâi-lô: pat-pí-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: patpyar
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

Noun

八比仔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, historical) eight-legged essay

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 八股 (“eight-legged essay”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		八股, 八股文
Southern Min	Xiamen	八比仔
	Zhangzhou	八比仔