霧煞煞

See also: 雾煞煞

Chinese

	fog; mist	baleful; bring to a stop; very baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten	baleful; bring to a stop; very baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten
trad. (霧煞煞)	霧	煞	煞
simp. (雾煞煞)	雾	煞	煞
alternative forms	霧嗄嗄／雾嗄嗄霧曬曬／雾晒晒

Etymology

Originally Min Nan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wùshàshà, mǔsàsǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄕㄚˋ, ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˇ
Min Nan (POJ): bū-sah-sah / bū-sà-sà

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wùshàshà
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄕㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùshàshà
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴-sha⁴-sha⁴
  - Yale: wù-shà-shà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhshahshah
  - Palladius: ушаша (ušaša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/
- (imitating Min Nan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǔsàsǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǔsàsǎ
  - Wade–Giles: mu³-sa⁴-sa³
  - Yale: mǔ-sà-sǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muusahsaa
  - Palladius: мусаса (musasa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sä⁵¹ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bū-sah-sah
  - Tâi-lô: bū-sah-sah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxsahsaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu²²⁻²¹ sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ saʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bū-sà-sà
  - Tâi-lô: bū-sà-sà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxsarsax
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu³³⁻²¹ sa²¹⁻⁴¹ sa²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu³³⁻¹¹ sa¹¹⁻⁵³ sa¹¹/

Adjective

霧煞煞

(chiefly Min Nan, Taiwan Mandarin) confused; baffled
- 另外一個互相有熱情，霧煞煞問我要選叼一屏。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  另外一个互相有热情，雾煞煞问我要选叼一屏。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2008, 詹雅雯, 霧煞煞
  Lēng-gōa chi̍t-ê hō͘-siong ū lia̍t-chêng, bū-sà-sà mn̄g góa beh soán tó chi̍t pêng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  As for the other one, you have passion for each other; confused, you ask me which side to choose.
- 所謂新加坡式英語（Singlish）是以英語為主軸，但在談話進行中不時會穿插一些馬來、印度或福建話，外來人猛一聽，還真是霧煞煞。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  所谓新加坡式英语（Singlish）是以英语为主轴，但在谈话进行中不时会穿插一些马来、印度或福建话，外来人猛一听，还真是雾煞煞。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 2013, Jane, 新加坡玩全指南 (Singapore Guide & Map), page 10
  Suǒwèi Xīnjiāpō shì Yīngyǔ (Singlish) shì yǐ Yīngyǔ wéi zhǔzhóu, dàn zài tánhuà jìnxíng zhōng bùshí huì chuānchā yīxiē Mǎlái, Yìndù huò Fújiànhuà, wàiláirén měng yī tīng, hái zhēnshì wùshàshà. [Pinyin]
  The so-called Singlish uses English as its main body, but Malay, Indian or Hokkien words are interwoven into conversation now and then. When foreigners listen in, they'll be quite confused.
- 不了解朝鮮歷史的遊客可能會霧煞煞，但若講到《大長今》中女主角所侍奉的皇帝就是中宗，相信韓劇迷就不難了解。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  不了解朝鲜历史的游客可能会雾煞煞，但若讲到《大长今》中女主角所侍奉的皇帝就是中宗，相信韩剧迷就不难了解。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 2014, 林怡臻, 首爾日歸小旅行, page 63
  Bù liǎojiě Cháoxiān lìshǐ de yóukè kěnéng huì wùshàshà, dàn ruò jiǎngdào “Dà Chángjīn” zhōng nǚ zhǔjué suǒ shìfèng de huángdì jiùshì Zhōngzōng, xiàngxìn hánjù mí jiù bùnán liǎojiě. [Pinyin]
  Tourists who don't know much about Korean history might be confused, but if I mention that the emperor that the female lead in Jewel in the Palace served was Jungjong, Korean drama fans will definitely understand without a problem.

References

“Entry #12951”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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