俗麭

Chinese

		cheap	bread
trad. (俗麭)		俗	麭
simp. (俗𮮆)		俗	𮮆
alternative forms		熟麭／熟𮮆 (se̍k-pháng)
Literally: “cheap bread”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese 食(しょく)パン (shokupan).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sio̍k-pháng / se̍k-pháng / siok-pháng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Wuqi, Hsinchu, Lukang, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k-pháng
    • Tâi-lô: sio̍k-pháng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siogpharng
    • IPA (Tainan): /siɔk̚⁴⁻¹ pʰaŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰaŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰaŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Lukang): /siɔk̚³⁵⁻² pʰaŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan, Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍k-pháng
    • Tâi-lô: si̍k-pháng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: segpharng
    • IPA (Tainan): /siɪk̚⁴⁻¹ pʰaŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /siɪk̚⁵⁻² pʰaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siok-pháng
    • Tâi-lô: siok-pháng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siokpharng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

Noun

俗麭

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) sliced bread; loaf (Classifier: 條／条 mn)

   • 我讀幼稚園的時，逐工透早阿母就共早頓攢好勢，有時陣是牛奶配俗麭，若無就是豆奶配饅頭抑是包仔。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     我读幼稚园的时，逐工透早阿母就共早顿攒好势，有时阵是牛奶配俗𮮆，若无就是豆奶配馒头抑是包仔。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 黃文俊, 阮兜的早頓

     Góa tha̍k iù-tī-hn̂g ê sî, ta̍k-kang thàu-chá a-bú tō kā chá-tǹg chhoân hó-sè, ū sî-chūn sī gû-leng phòe sio̍k-pháng, nā-bô tō-sī tāu-leng phòe bán-thô ia̍h-sī pau-á. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     When I was in kindergarten, everyday early in the morning, Mom would prepare breakfast. Sometimes it's milk with sliced bread; if not, then it's soy milk with mantou or baozi.

   • 飯竟然是隨在你推，而且早起頓閣有俗麭、牛奶，彼當時聽了實在是誠歡喜 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     饭竟然是随在你推，而且早起顿阁有俗𮮆、牛奶，彼当时听了实在是诚欢喜 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 第二十屆副隊長張邦彥回憶往事

     pn̄g kèng-jiân sī sûi-chāi--lí thui, jî-chhiáⁿ chá-khí-tǹg koh ū sio̍k-pháng, gû-leng, hit-tong-sî thiaⁿ liáu si̍t-chāi sī chiâⁿ hoaⁿ-hí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Suprisingly, you can eat as much rice as you want, plus they also have sliced bread and milk for breakfast. When I heard this, I was really happy.

   • 這馬半條俗麭愛開五十箍才會著，趁一節課嘛拄好共彼兩條俗麭拍直。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     这马半条俗𮮆爱开五十箍才会著，趁一节课嘛拄好共彼两条俗𮮆拍直。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 王秀容, 俗麭

     Chit-má pòaⁿ tiâu sio̍k-pháng ài khai gō͘-cha̍p kho͘ chiah ē-tio̍h, thàn chi̍t chiat khò mā tú-hó kā hit nn̄g tiâu sio̍k-pháng phah-ti̍t. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Nowadays, half a loaf of bread costs fifty dollars, and a lesson's salary is just enough to cover the cost of two loaves of bread.

Synonyms

• 吐司 (tǔsī)
• (Hakka) 削胖

Further reading

• “Entry #14166”, 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.