軟荍荍

Chinese

		soft; flexible	buckwheat; herbal medicine	buckwheat; herbal medicine
trad. (軟荍荍)		軟	荍	荍
simp. (软荍荍)		软	荍	荍
alternative forms		軟蕭蕭／软萧萧

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-siô-siô

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-siô-siô
  - Tâi-lô: nńg-siô-siô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngfsioisiooi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ²³⁻³³ siɤ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻¹¹ sio²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻²² sio²⁴/

Adjective

軟荍荍

(Mainland China Hokkien, ideophonic) soft
(Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic, of the body) weak (all over); worn out

Synonyms

軟綿綿／软绵绵 (ruǎnmiánmián)
(soft): (Hokkien) 軟㽎㽎／软㽎㽎, 軟㩝㩝／软㩝㩝, 軟溢溢／软溢溢, 軟勾勾／软勾勾, 軟湊湊／软凑凑
(weak): (Hokkien) 軟𩛩𩛩／软𩠃𩠃

References

“軟荍荍”, 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.