哈補

Chinese

		to exhale	to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
trad. (哈補)		哈	補
simp. (哈补)		哈	补
alternative forms		呵補／呵补

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ha¹ bou²

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ha¹ bou²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ha póu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha³³⁻²³ pou⁵²/

Verb

哈補

1. (Teochew) to exhale gently over a child's injury for consolation; also used as an interjection while performing the above.

References

• 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “哈補／哈补 ha˧ pou˥˧”, in 潮州方言詞滙／潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 (Xiānggǎng) [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]

  呵氣手掌心撫慰小孩撞痛的地方