放數

Chinese

		to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (放數)		放	數
simp. (放数)		放	数
alternative forms		放賬／放账 Hokkien

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong³ sou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pàng-siàu

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong³ sou³
    • Yale: fong sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong³ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong³ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ³³ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pàng-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: pàng-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: parngsiaux
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Philippines): /paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

Verb

放數

1. (Cantonese) to be a loan shark; to lend money at a high interest
2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to lend money (for interest)
3. (Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to have outstanding bills; to buy or sell on credit

Synonyms

• (to lend money): 放債／放债 (fàngzhài), 放賬／放账 (fàngzhàng); (Jin) 放錢／放钱
• (to have outstanding bills):

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• 拍賒 / 拍赊 (Puxian Min)
• 掛數 / 挂数 (Hokkien)
• 掛欠 / 挂欠 (guàqiàn)
• 掛賬 / 挂账 (guàzhàng)
• 欠賬 / 欠账 (qiànzhàng)
• 記數 / 记数 (Puxian Min, Hakka, Hokkien)
• 賒數 / 赊数 (shēshù)
• 賒欠 / 赊欠 (shēqiàn)
• 賒賬 / 赊账 (shēzhàng)

References

• “放數”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “放賬”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC