牽仔

Chinese

		lead along	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (牽仔)		牽	仔
simp. (牵仔)		牵	仔

Pronunciation 1

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khian-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khian-á
    • Tâi-lô: khian-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qien'ar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛn³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

牽仔

1. (Southern Min) hasp and staple (used to fasten a door or window)

Synonyms

• 釕銱兒／钌铞儿 (liàodiàor)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 牽／牵 (qiān)

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khan-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-á
    • Tâi-lô: khan-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qan'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

牽仔

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) broker; agent

Synonyms

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• 中人 (zhōngrén)
• 中介 (zhōngjiè) (chiefly mainland China)
• 中間人／中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
• 九八人 (Hokkien, dated)
• 代理人 (dàilǐrén)
• 仲介 (zhòngjiè) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 伢子 (yázi) (Northeastern Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Jin)
• 市儈／市侩 (shìkuài) (archaic)
• 拍空仔 (Singapore Hokkien)
• 掮客 (qiánkè)
• 牙人 (yárén) (archaic)
• 牙儈／牙侩 (yákuài) (archaic)
• 牙子 (yázi) (archaic)
• 牙郎 (yáláng) (archaic)
• 當中人／当中人 (⁵taon-tson-gnin) (Wu)
• 經紀／经纪 (jīngjì)
• 經紀人／经纪人 (jīngjìrén)
• 說合人／说合人 (sueh^4-3 hah⁵ reng¹) (Jin)