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Chinese
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to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg
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| trad. (轉踅)
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轉
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踅
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| simp. (转踅)
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转
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踅
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| alternative forms
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轉旋／转旋
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Pronunciation
Verb
轉踅
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to revolve; to rotate; to spin (especially to adjust oneself positionally)
- Synonyms: 旋轉 / 旋转, 打轉 / 打转 (dǎzhuàn)
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倒佇故鄉街市的中央 笑看世界咧轉踅
倒伫故乡街市的中央 笑看世界咧转踅 - tó tī kò͘-hiong ke-chhī ê tiong-ng, chhiò khòaⁿ sè-kài leh tńg-se̍h
- Lying in the middle of the street in my hometown, laughing and watching the world spin.
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to adapt; to accommodate; to mediate
- Synonyms: 轉圜 / 转圜 (zhuǎnhuán), 變通 / 变通 (biàntōng), 調停 / 调停 (tiáotíng), 收馬 / 收马 (Hakka)
這个人怐怐，拄著問題都袂曉轉踅。
这个人怐怐，拄着问题都袂晓转踅。 - Chit-ê lâng khò͘-khò͘, tú-tio̍h būn-tê to bē-hiáu tńg-se̍h.
- This guy is simple-minded and won't adapt to problems.
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to turn around
- Synonyms: 轉身 / 转身 (zhuǎnshēn), 轉向 / 转向, 踅轉 / 踅转
這搭跤路䆀，歹轉踅。
这搭跤路䆀，歹转踅。 - Chit-tah kha-lō͘ bái, pháiⁿ tńg-se̍h.
- This place has poor circulation, so it's difficult to turn around.
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative, finance) to circulate (funds); to borrow money (for a capital turnover)
- Synonym: 週轉 / 周转 (zhōuzhuǎn)
阮公司錢水袂轉踅。
阮公司钱水袂转踅。 - Goán kong-si chîⁿ-chúi bē tńg-se̍h.
- Our company has difficulties in capital turnover.
我手頭足絚，愛揣朋友轉踅一下。
我手头足𰬌，爱揣朋友转踅一下。 - Góa chhiú-thâu chiok ân, ài chhōe pêng-iú tńg-se̍h--chi̍t-ē.
- I'm short of money and I've got to borrow some money from a friend.
Usage notes
- In Southern Min, 踅 not only means rotating, but also means walking back and forth or hovering. But 轉踅 more accurately refers to rotating.
Synonyms
- (to circulate): (Hokkien) 轉錢空／转钱空
Derived terms
References
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “轉旋”, in 臺日大辭典 , volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 395
- “tńg-se̍h”, in Taiwanese-English Dictionary, Taichung: Maryknoll Language Service Center, 1976, archived from the original on 2020-08-11, page 1035.
- “轉踅”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.