賣豬囝

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Chinese

sell piglet
trad. (賣豬囝) 豬囝
simp. (卖猪囝) 猪囝
alternative forms 賣豬仔卖猪仔

Pronunciation


Verb

賣⫽豬囝 (verb-object)

  1. (Teochew) to sell someone into indentured servitude of forced labour

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References

  • Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “ / (bōi)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 15