鐵骨生

Chinese

		iron	bone	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (鐵骨生)		鐵	骨	生
simp. (铁骨生)		铁	骨	生

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thih-kut-siⁿ / thih-kut-seⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thih-kut-siⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thih-kut-sinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tihkutsvy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thih-kut-seⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thih-kut-senn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tihkutsvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

Adjective

鐵骨生

1. (Hokkien) thin but strong and sturdy (of someone's body)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 鐵骨仔生／铁骨仔生