抾囝

Chinese

			child
simp. and trad. (抾囝)		抾	囝
alternative forms		拾囝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khioh-káⁿ / khioh-kiáⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-káⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khioh-kánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioihkvar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)⁵ kã⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-kiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khioh-kiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioihkviar
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiã⁴¹/

Verb

抾囝

1. (Southern Min) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to give birth (to a child)

Synonyms

• (to deliver a newborn child): 接生 (jiēshēng), 助產／助产 (zhùchǎn); (dated) 收生 (shōushēng); (Cantonese) 執仔／执仔; (Min Nan) 抾囡仔
• (to give birth): 生孩子, 分娩 (fēnmiǎn), 生產／生产 (shēngchǎn); (Cantonese) 生仔; (Hakka) 降倈仔／降俫仔; (Min Nan) 生囝, 生囡仔, 生嬰仔／生婴仔, 抾囡仔, 踮房

Derived terms

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