喙觱仔

Chinese

		beak; to pant	whistle
trad. (喙觱仔)		喙	觱仔
simp. #(喙觱仔)		喙	觱仔
alternative forms		喙啡仔 嘴啡仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhùi-pi-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhùi-pi-á
    • Tâi-lô: tshuì-pi-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuie'pi'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

喙觱仔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) whistle (act of whistling)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 口哨 (“whistle (with one's lips)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口哨
Mandarin	Beijing	口哨兒
	Taiwan	口哨
	Singapore	口哨
Cantonese	Hong Kong	口哨
Hakka	Yudu	口哨
Southern Min	Xiamen	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers
	Zhangzhou	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers