人頭生

Chinese

		human head; number of people (compare Latin	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (人頭生)		人頭	生
simp. (人头生)		人头	生

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâng-thâu-chhiⁿ / lâng-thâu-chheⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-thâu-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: lâng-thâu-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: langtauchvy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-thâu-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: lâng-thâu-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: langtauzhvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

人頭生

1. (Southern Min) to be unfamiliar with the people; to be a complete stranger

Synonyms

• 人地生疏 (réndìshēngshū)