siò͘-tò͘

Hokkien

Etymology

From Japanese ショート, from English short.

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siò͘-tò͘
  • Tâi-lô: siòo-tòo
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ²¹/
  • IPA (Taipei): /siɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ¹¹/

Definitions

siò͘-tò͘ (Taiwanese Hokkien)

1. to short circuit.

   Synonym: 相拍電／相拍电

2. (figurative) to break down

   • 電腦siò͘-tò͘去矣 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     电脑siò͘-tò͘去矣 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     tiān-náu siò͘-tò͘--khì--ah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The computer crashed down.

3. (figurative) to become stupid; to be stupid

   Synonym: pha-tái

   • 伊頭殼siò͘-tò͘siò͘-tò͘ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     伊头壳siò͘-tò͘siò͘-tò͘ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     i thâu-khak siò͘-tò͘ siò͘-tò͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     He's quite stupid.

Descendants

• → Taiwanese Mandarin: 秀逗

References

• 2021 January 28, “台灣牛” (22:55 from the start), in 民視台灣學堂 [Formosa TV Taiwan Lecture Hall]‎^[1], spoken by 陳豐惠, 民視電視公司 [Formosa Television], via YouTube, retrieved 2023-12-02: