伨

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伨 U+4F28, 伨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F28
← 伧
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 伩 →

Translingual

Han character

伨 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人心戈一 (OPIM), composition ⿰亻匀 (G) or ⿰亻勻 (T))

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 96, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 124, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+4F28

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 伨 – see 徇 (“to submit; to comply”).
(This character is a variant form of 徇).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 伨 – see 侚.
(This character is a variant form of 侚).

Etymology 3

trad. 伨
simp. # 伨
alternative forms 媵
挺 “to support”

Pronunciation

Definitions

伨 (Hokkien)

  1. to betroth; to marry (to arrange for the marriage of)
    姑表相伨 [Hokkien]  ―  ko͘-piáu siòng-thīn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  marriage between cousins
    恁查某囝伨人未？ [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    Lín cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ thīn-lâng--bōe? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Is your daughter betrothed to someone?
  2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to match (as a pair)
  3. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, intransitive) to match
  4. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) (usually negative): to get involved with ; to compete with; to haggle with; to wrangle with; to fuss with
    大人伨囡仔，人會笑。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    大人伨囡仔，人会笑。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Tāi-jîn thīn gín-á, lâng ē chhiò. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    If an adult haggles with a child, peolple will laugh at him.
    這个人實在袂伨得。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    这个人实在袂伨得。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit-ê lâng si̍t-chāi bē thīn--tit. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    This person is really unreasonable.
  5. (Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to balance; to add a weight to balance the weights on both sides
    即頭着伨一个磚仔 [Hokkien, trad.]
    即头着伨一个砖仔 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit thâu tio̍h thīn chi̍t-ê chng-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    An extra brick should be placed on this side (to balance the weight).
  6. (Taiwanese Hokkien, transitive) to support; to stand for; to be behind someone for support
    我伨你。 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  Góa thīn--lí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  I support you.

Compounds

Descendants

  • → Mandarin: 挺 (tǐng, “to support”)

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