手觱仔

Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er whistle
trad. (手觱仔) 手 觱仔
simp. #(手觱仔) 手 觱仔

Pronunciation

Noun

手觱仔

  1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) whistle (using one's fingers)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 口哨 (“whistle (with one's lips)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 口哨
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 口哨兒
Taiwan 口哨
Singapore 口哨
Cantonese Hong Kong 口哨
Hakka Yudu 口哨
Southern Min Xiamen 喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers
Zhangzhou 喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers
Puning 觱
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