丑仔

Chinese

		2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown 2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown; surname	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (丑仔)		丑	仔
simp. #(丑仔)		丑	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiú-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiú-á
    • Tâi-lô: thiú-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiwar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

Noun

丑仔

1. (Southern Min, opera) clown role; comic character
2. (Southern Min, figurative) clown; buffoon; fool; despicable person

Synonyms

• 丑角 (chǒujué)
• (Hokkien) 丑腳／丑脚, 鳥筅仔／鸟筅仔

Derived terms

• 丑仔骨
• 小丑仔