敢若

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Chinese

Etymology 1

dare
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
trad. (敢若) 敢 若
simp. #(敢若) 敢 若
alternative forms
簡若／简若
假若
假那
到那
較乃／较乃 Quanzhou
簡若／简若
假若
假那
到那
較乃／较乃 Quanzhou
較若／较若 Quanzhou
 

Pronunciation

Verb

敢若

  1. (Hokkien) to seem; to be like; as if
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 好像 (“to seem like; to be as if”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 好像, 似乎, 彷彿
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 好像
Malaysia 好像
Singapore 好像
Cantonese Hong Kong 好似
Singapore (Guangfu) 好似
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 親像
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 親像
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 親像
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 親像
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 親像
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 親像
Southern Min Xiamen 敢若, 敢若是, 親像, 恰像, 恰親像
Quanzhou 敢若, 敢若是, 親像
Zhangzhou 親像, 恰像
Tainan 敢若
Penang (Hokkien) 敢若
Singapore (Hokkien) 敢若, 敢若是, 親像
Manila (Hokkien) 較若像, 敢若像, 較若, 敢若, 敢若是, 親像, 若像, 較像

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Etymology 2

dare
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
trad. (敢若) 敢 若
simp. #(敢若) 敢 若
alternative forms 較若／较若 Quanzhou

Pronunciation

Conjunction

敢若

  1. (Hokkien) since; as; now that
Synonyms

References

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