番爿錢，唐山福

Chinese

		Southeast Asia; foreign land	coin; money		China; mainland China	good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname
trad. (番爿錢，唐山福)		番爿	錢	，	唐山	福
simp. (番爿钱，唐山福)		番爿	钱	，	唐山	福
alternative forms		番畔錢，唐山福／番畔钱，唐山福

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): huêng¹ boin⁵ zin⁵, deng⁵ suan¹ hog⁴

---

• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huêng¹ boin⁵ zin⁵, deng⁵ suan¹ hog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hueng pôiⁿ tsîⁿ, tṳ̂ng suaⁿ hok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ hok̚²/

Phrase

番爿錢，唐山福

1. (Teochew, historical) money earned in foreign lands will gain happiness in China

Synonyms

• 南洋錢，唐山福／南洋钱，唐山福
• (Hokkien) 呂宋錢，唐山福／吕宋钱，唐山福

References

• Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “唐 (tn̂g)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 550
• 講古／讲古, (Can we date this quote?)