溪仔

Chinese

		creek	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (溪仔)		溪	仔
simp. ^#(溪仔)		溪	仔

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoe-á / khe-á

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-á
  - Tâi-lô: khue-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'ar
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe-á
  - Tâi-lô: khe-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qe'ar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

溪仔

(Hokkien) creek; stream; brook

Synonyms

圳溝仔 / 圳沟仔 (Southern Sixian Hakka)
坑子 (Zhao'an Hakka)
小溪 (xiǎoxī)
溪囝 (Puxian Min)
細溝仔 / 细沟仔 (Southern Sixian Hakka)

Derived terms

溪仔墘 (khe-á-kîⁿ) (Min Nan)

References

“溪仔”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.