退童

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	boy; child; children
trad. (退童)		退	童
simp. #(退童)		退	童

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thè-tâng
    • Tâi-lô: thè-tâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tea'daang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

Verb

退童

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to leave and stop possessing the body of a spirit medium (of a deity, spiritual being, etc.)