hiah-ni

Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ hiaʔ˥˧ni˥˥ ]

Adverb

hiah-ni (POJ, traditional 許爾, simplified 许尔)

1. so; that
   • 2005: anon. 又koh beh 去澎湖啊～因為 23.5蔚藍 (blog post: "Going to Penghu again, 23.5c and blue skies")

     m̄-ko hit-sî í-keng sī cha̍p-it-tiám a, hiah-ni àm a, thâu-ke khó-lêng í-keng khùn a.

     But it was already eleven o'clock. It was so dark, the boss may have already gone to bed.

See also

• (Mandarin) trad. 那麼, simpl. 那么 (nàme)