無半仙

Chinese

		not have	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	cent
trad. (無半仙)		無	半	仙
simp. (无半仙)		无	半	仙

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-pòaⁿ-sian / bô-pòaⁿ-sián

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-sian
  - Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'pvoarsiefn
  - IPA (Philippines): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-sián
  - Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-sián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'pvoarsiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/

Verb

無半仙

(Hokkien) to have no money; to run out of cash

Adjective

無半仙

(Hokkien) penniless; strapped for money; strapped for cash; broke; poor

See also

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