過房

See also: 过房

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	house
trad. (過房)		過	房
simp. (过房)		过	房

Etymology

In ancient times, if a man had no children of his own, he might adopt the son of a brother, relative or someone else, so that he might have an heir.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ko-fòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kèr-pâng / kè-pâng / kòe-pâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòfáng
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-fang²
    • Yale: gwò-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohfarng
    • Palladius: гофан (gofan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-fòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: go fongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ fong²
    • Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèr-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kèr-pâng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ paŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kè-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'paang
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'paang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ paŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ¹³/

Verb

過房

1. (archaic) to adopt as one's own son

Synonyms

• 過繼／过继 (guòjì)