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Chinese

to cover head; (noun suffix) to cover
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
trad. (崁頭崁面) 崁 頭 崁 面
simp. (崁头崁面) 崁 头 崁 面
alternative forms 蓋頭蓋面／盖头盖面
勘頭勘面／勘头勘面

Etymology

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Particularly: “Possibly related to 歁 (khám, “foolish”)? as per Douglas (1873)”

Pronunciation

Verb

崁頭崁面

  1. (Hokkien, figurative) to act foolishly and/or recklessly; to do something regardless of danger; to do something cluelessly without knowing the consequences; to behave ignorantly; to be stupid; to act like an idiot
  2. (Hokkien, literal) to cover the head and face

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Further reading

  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “蓋頭蓋面”, in 臺日大辭典 ‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • 東方孝義 (TŌHŌ Takayoshi) (1931) “蓋頭蓋面”, in 臺日新辭書 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: 臺灣警察協會, page 128
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “khàm-thâu khàm-bīn”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 260; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 260
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “khàm-thâu khàm-bīn”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 21; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 21
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