三七仔

Chinese

		three	seven	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (三七仔)		三	七	仔
simp. #(三七仔)		三	七	仔
alternative forms		37仔

Etymology

“Three-seven-person”, since profit from prostitution was traditionally split 30/70 by the pimp and the prostitute.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānqīzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄗˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-chhit-á

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānqīzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chʻi¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: sān-chī-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchitzyy
    • Palladius: саньцицзы (sanʹciczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-chhit-á
    • Tâi-lô: sam-tshit-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samchit'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

Noun

三七仔

1. (chiefly Taiwan) pimp