袂做人

Chinese

		to not know	to be a person; to perform/work/be other people; to behave properly to be a person; to perform/work/be other people; to behave properly; to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
trad. (袂做人)		袂	做人
simp. #(袂做人)		袂	做人
alternative forms		𣍐做人／𫧃做人

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōe-chòe-lâng / bǒe-chòe-lâng / bē-chò-lâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-chòe-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: buē-tsuè-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boexzoealaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bǒe-chòe-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: buě-tsuè-lâng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bue²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-chò-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: bē-tsò-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bexzoirlaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /be²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 袂做人

1. (Hokkien) stingy; miserly; petty

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè)
• 小氣／小气 (xiǎoqì)
• 慳吝／悭吝 (qiānlìn) (literary)
• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 摳門／抠门 (kōumén)
• 窮相／穷相 (qióngxiàng) (literary or regional)
• 鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)