起童

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	boy; child; children
trad. (起童)		起	童
simp. #(起童)		起	童

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-tâng
    • Tâi-lô: khí-tâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qy'daang
    • IPA (Singapore): /kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ taŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²⁴/

Verb

起童

1. (Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be possessed by spiritual entities and start dancing and prophesying (of a spirit medium)