番爿錢，唐山福
Chinese
| Southeast Asia; foreign land | coin; money | China; mainland China | good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (番爿錢，唐山福) | 番爿 | 錢 | ， | 唐山 | 福 | |
| simp. (番爿钱，唐山福) | 番爿 | 钱 | ， | 唐山 | 福 | |
| alternative forms | 番畔錢，唐山福／番畔钱，唐山福 | |||||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): huêng1 boin5 zin5, deng5 suan1 hog4
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: huêng1 boin5 zin5, deng5 suan1 hog4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hueng pôiⁿ tsîⁿ, tṳ̂ng suaⁿ hok
- Sinological IPA (key): /hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ hok̚²/
- (Teochew)
Phrase
番爿錢，唐山福
- (Teochew, historical) money earned in foreign lands will gain happiness in China
Synonyms
- 南洋錢，唐山福／南洋钱，唐山福
- (Hokkien) 呂宋錢，唐山福／吕宋钱，唐山福
References
- Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “唐 (tn̂g)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 550
- 講古 / 讲古 (jiǎnggǔ), (Can we date this quote?)