欲呢

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Chinese

to want woolen material; (question particle)
trad. (欲呢)
simp. #(欲呢)
alternative forms 要呢
要尼
卜年
卜哖
乜年

Pronunciation


Verb

欲呢

  1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) what does someone want to do (with something); what for

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References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “nîⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 335; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 335
  • Entry #7508”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
  • 周长楫 , editor (2006), “要□”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 , →ISBN, page 694.