囡仔崽

Chinese

		child	young of animals
simp. and trad. (囡仔崽)		囡仔	崽
variant forms		囝仔崽囡仔栽囝仔栽

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): kín-á-chai / gín-á-chai / kán-á-chai

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín-á-chai
  - Tâi-lô: kín-á-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kyn'afzay
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡saɪ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gín-á-chai
  - Tâi-lô: gín-á-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gyn'afzay
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /gin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-á-chai
  - Tâi-lô: kán-á-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafn'afzay
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡saɪ³³/

Noun

囡仔崽

(Min Nan) child; kid

Usage notes

This word is often used with the word 死 (sí) at the start, which denotes an intimate or a derogatory sense, depending on the tone of the speaker.

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