番仔字

Chinese

		foreigner; Westerner	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (番仔字)		番仔	字
simp. #(番仔字)		番仔	字

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-á-lī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á-lī
    • Tâi-lô: huan-á-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoan'afli
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/

Noun

番仔字

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) (written) foreign language, especially a Western language

Synonyms

• 洋文 (yángwén)