耄齒

Chinese

		aged	tooth
trad. (耄齒)		耄	齒
simp. (耄齿)		耄	齿
alternative forms		卯齒／卯齿

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mih-khí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mih-khí
    • Tâi-lô: mih-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mihqie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

耄齒

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 耄喙, 乜耄