佇咧

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Chinese

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wait; look towards; turn one's back on draw back corners of mouth; child's cry
trad. (佇咧)
simp. (伫咧)
alternative forms

Etymology

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From (tī, tǐr, at) + (tè, tèr, place); written as 在處 in Tale of the Lychee Mirror (Lien, 2015). Compare Cantonese 喺度 (hai2 dou6).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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佇咧

  1. (Southern Min) in the process of; currently
    佇咧食飯 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    伫咧食饭 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Góa tī-leh chia̍h-pn̄g. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    I'm eating.

Synonyms

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Verb

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佇咧

  1. (Southern Min) to exist, to be (in a place)
    佇咧 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    伫咧 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    I ū tī-leh bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Is she/he here?

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