轉臍
Chinese
to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
navel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (轉臍) | 轉 | 臍 | |
| simp. (转脐) | 转 | 脐 | |
| alternative forms | 斷臍／断脐 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-châi / túiⁿ-châi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-châi
- Tâi-lô: tńg-tsâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngfzaai
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-châi
- Tâi-lô: tuínn-tsâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: dvuyzaai
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Verb
轉臍
- (Southern Min) to cut the umbilical cord
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery
Synonyms
- (to cut the umbilical cord):
- (to deliver a newborn child):
Dialectal synonyms of 接生 (“to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery”) [map]