四直

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Chinese

		four	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
simp. and trad. (四直)		四	直

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): si³ dig⁸

Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ dig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì ti̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚⁴/

Definitions

四直

(Teochew) neat, orderly
- 1999, 陈四文, 陈四文讲古——只知其一，不知其二‎:
  
  其一忠厚老實，做事四直。 [Teochew, trad.]
  其一忠厚老实，做事四直。 [Teochew, simp.]
  ki⁵ zêg⁸ dong¹ gao⁶ lao⁶ sêg⁸, zo³ se⁷ si³ dig⁸ [Peng'im]
  Number One was honest and orderly in his ways.

References

林伦伦 (1992) “汕头方言词汇（四）”, in 方言 (in Chinese), volume 1992, number 1, page 78

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