童子虛

Chinese

		child, especially a boy; scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
trad. (童子虛)		童子	虛
simp. (童子虚)		童子	虚

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tông-chír-hir

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông-chír-hir
    • Tâi-lô: tông-tsír-hir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɯ³³/

Noun

童子虛

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien, pathology) infantile pulmonary tuberculosis

Synonyms

• 童子癆／童子痨 (tóngzǐláo)
• (Hokkien) 童子消