車嫲

Chinese

		vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (車嫲)		車	嫲
simp. (车嫲)		车	嫲

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhâ-mà

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhâ-mà
    • Hakka Romanization System: ca´ maˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ca¹ ma²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰa²⁴ ma¹¹/

Noun

車嫲

1. (Taiwanese Hakka) train engine; locomotive
2. (Taiwanese Hakka) waitress serving in trains and other transportation systems

Synonyms

• (train engine): 火車頭／火车头 (huǒchētóu), 機車／机车 (jīchē), (Hokkien) 車母／车母 (chhia-bó)