tē-hng

Min Nan

Alternative forms

• (Taipei) tōe-hng, tōe-hong
• (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou) tē-hong

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Sanxia, Taichung)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-hng
  • Tâi-lô: tē-hng
  • Phofsit Daibuun: dexhngf
  • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  • IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² hŋ̍³³/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

Adjective

1. local; regional

Noun

1. place
2. part
3. aspect

Usage notes

• Unlike Mandarin, 地方 is rarely used in Min Nan to mean “place; part; aspect”. For these meanings, 所在 (suǒzài) is more commonly used instead.

Synonyms

• 所在 (só͘-chāi, “place; part; aspect”)