半小死

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (半小死)		半	小	死
simp. #(半小死)		半	小	死

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-sió-sí

---

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-sió-sí
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-sió-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarsioysie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

Adverb

半小死

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state

Synonyms

• 要命 (yàomìng)
• 半死 (bànsǐ)
• (Hokkien) 半囝, 半倒死