遮若

Chinese

		cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if
trad. (遮若)		遮	若
simp. #(遮若)		遮	若
alternative forms		則若／则若

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiah-nā / chiah-nǎ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-nā
    • Tâi-lô: tsiah-nā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciahna
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-nǎ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiah-nǎ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁵ nã²²/

Particle

遮若

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions to indicate the actual extent is far greater) be much more than

Synonyms

• 何止 (hézhǐ)
• (Cantonese) 點止／点止 (dim² zi²)
• (Hokkien) 甲若 (kah-nā)