抾囡仔

Chinese

			child
trad. (抾囡仔)		抾	囡仔
simp. #(抾囡仔)		抾	囡仔
alternative forms		拾囝仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khioh-gín-á / khioh-gín--á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-gín-á
    • Tâi-lô: khioh-gín-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioihgyn'ar
    • IPA (Tainan): /kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Lukang): /kʰio(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ a⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Yilan): /kʰio(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-gín--á
    • Tâi-lô: khioh-gín--á

Verb

抾囡仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery
2. (Taiwanese 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) 抾囝
• (to give birth): 生孩子, 分娩 (fēnmiǎn), 生產／生产 (shēngchǎn); (Cantonese) 生仔; (Min Nan) 生囝, 生囡仔, 生嬰仔／生婴仔, 生嬰仔／生婴仔

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