漢草

Chinese

		stature; figure	degree; condition
trad. (漢草)		漢	草
simp. (汉草)		汉	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hàn-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàn-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: hàn-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harnzhao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

漢草

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) figure; physique; body

Synonyms

• 個／个 (chiefly refers to height)
• 個子／个子 (gèzi) (chiefly refers to height)
• 個頭／个头 (chiefly refers to height)
• 形體／形体 (xíngtǐ)
• 衣架 (yījià) (figurative)
• 衣架子 (yījiàzi) (figurative)
• 身材 (shēncái)
• 身架子 (seng¹ jia³ zeh) (Jin)
• 身段 (shēnduàn) (of a woman)
• 身胚 (Hakka)
• 身裝／身装 (Hakka)
• 骨塊／骨块 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 體型／体型 (tǐxíng)
• 體形／体形 (tǐxíng)
• 體態／体态 (tǐtài) (including posture)

 

References

• “Entry #10626”, 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.