跤數

Chinese

		bones of leg; wrestle	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (跤數)		跤	數
simp. (跤数)		跤	数
alternative forms		骹數／骹数 腳數／脚数

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kha-siàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ka¹ siao³

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: kha-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qasiaux
    • Sinological IPA (Longyan): /kʰa³³⁴ siau²¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa³³ siau⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siau¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siau²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² siau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ka¹ siao³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kha siàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰa³³⁻²³ siau²¹³/

Noun

跤數

1. (Southern Min, derogatory) fellow; guy; character; individual (used with adjectives like 歹 or 無路用 to indicate being no-good or terrible)
2. (Southern Min) manpower

Synonyms

• (guy): 角色 (juésè), 家伙 (jiāhuo); (Hokkien) 腳數／脚数
• (manpower): 人手 (rénshǒu)

References

• “跤數”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
• 郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “跤数”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, page 130.