番仔戇
Chinese
| foreigner; Westerner | simple; stupid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (番仔戇) | 番仔 | 戇 | |
| simp. (番仔戆) | 番仔 | 戆 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-á-gōng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á-gōng
- Tâi-lô: huan-á-gōng
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoan'afgong
- IPA (Philippines): /huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
Noun
番仔戇
- (Philippine Hokkien) person of Chinese descent who is unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language
Adjective
番仔戇
- (Philippine Hokkien, of a person of Chinese descent) unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language
- 逐擺用番仔話，袂曉講咱人話。哎呀，你野番仔戇囉啊！ [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
- Ta̍k-pái ēng hoan-á-ōe, bōe-hiáu kóng lán-nâng-ōe. Ai-ia! Lí iá hoan-á-gōng--lo͘--a! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- You're always speaking the local language and can't speak Hokkien. Ugh! You are so disconnected from our Chinese culture already!
逐摆用番仔话，袂晓讲咱人话。哎呀，你野番仔戆啰啊！ [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]