尪仔

Chinese

		feeble; lame	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (尪仔)		尪	仔
alternative forms		尫仔 翁仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ang-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ang-á
    • Tâi-lô: ang-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ang'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

尪仔

1. (Hokkien) human figure (made of mud, wood, etc.)
2. (Hokkien) drawing; picture

Synonyms

• (human figure): (Hokkien) 人仔
• (drawing): 圖畫／图画 (túhuà)

Derived terms

• 塗尪仔／涂尪仔
• 尪仔仁
• 尪仔冊／尪仔册 (ang-á-chheh)
• 尪仔書／尪仔书
• 尪仔標／尪仔标 (wāngzǐbiāo)
• 尪仔物
• 尪仔面
• 尪仔頭／尪仔头
• 捏麵尪仔／捏面尪仔
• 摺尪仔／折尪仔
• 柴頭尪仔／柴头尪仔
• 畫尪仔／画尪仔
• 畫糖尪仔／画糖尪仔
• 跤尪仔

 

Further reading

• “Entry #3085”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.