總無講
Chinese edit
always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case |
not have | to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (總無講) | 總 | 無 | 講 | |
| simp. (总不讲) | 总 | 不 | 讲 | |
Pronunciation edit
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chóng-bô-kóng
- Tâi-lô: tsóng-bô-kóng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zofngboi'korng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Adverb edit
總無講
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that... (used when a new person or thing cannot be avoided and must be acted upon)