人頭生

Chinese

		human head; number of people (compare Latin	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (人頭生)		人頭	生
simp. (人头生)		人头	生

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): lâng-thâu-chhiⁿ / lâng-thâu-chheⁿ

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-thâu-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lâng-thâu-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: langtauchvy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-thâu-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lâng-thâu-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: langtauzhvef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

人頭生

(Min Nan) to be unfamiliar with the people; to be a complete stranger

Synonyms

人地生疏 (réndìshēngshū)

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