毛尾仔

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	tip; extremity; youngest son
simp. and trad. (毛尾仔)		毛	尾仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-bóe-á / mn̂g-bé-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-bóe-á
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-bué-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngboefar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-bé-á
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-bé-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngbefar
    • IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

Noun

毛尾仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) pigtail; plaits; braids
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) ends of one's hair

Synonyms

• (pigtail): 辮子／辫子 (biànzi); (Cantonese) 辮仔／辫仔; (Hokkien) 頭鬃尾仔／头鬃尾仔, 頭鬃尾／头鬃尾, 髻尾, 髻仔尾, 頭鬃仔尾／头鬃仔尾, 鬃仔
• (ends of one's hair): (Hokkien) 毛跤