四念白

Chinese

		four	to miss; to think of; to read to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (四念白)		四	念	白
simp. #(四念白)		四	念	白

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-liām-pe̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-liām-pe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: sì-liām-pe̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieliaxmpeh
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ liam²²⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/

Noun

四念白

1. (Xiamen Hokkien, opera) rhyming set of sentences read by a character in Hokkien opera (often comes in sets of four)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 四句, 四句仔, 四句念, 四句聯仔／四句联仔, 念四句