番黍

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Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
broomcorn millet; glutinous millet
trad. (番黍)
simp. #(番黍)

Pronunciation


Noun

番黍

  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) proso millet; sorghum
  2. (Zhangzhou and Zhangping Hokkien, Datian Southern Min; Fuqing Eastern Min; Puxian Min) corn; maize

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “番黍”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 292.