一圓拍卌九結
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify |
to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture) |
forty-nine; 49; unclear | knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind | ||
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| trad. (一圓拍卌九結) | 一 | 圓 | 拍 | 卌九 | 結 | |
| simp. (一圆拍卌九结) | 一 | 圆 | 拍 | 卌九 | 结 | |
| Literally: “one copper cash tied with forty nine knots”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t îⁿ phah siap-káu kat
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t îⁿ phah siap-káu kat
- Tâi-lô: tsi̍t înn phah siap-káu kat
- Phofsit Daibuun: cit vii phaq siapkao kad
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
一圓拍卌九結