出丁

Chinese

to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
4th heavenly stem; man; people
4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
 
simp. and trad.
(出丁)

Pronunciation


Verb

出丁

  1. (literary) to draw out adult men for labor or military service
  2. (Hakka, Puxian Min) to give birth to a boy
  3. (Hakka, by extension) to have a growing family

References

  • Entry #1082”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “出丁”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 109.