僻話

Chinese

		low; rustic; secluded	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (僻話)		僻	話
simp. (僻话)		僻	话

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phiah-ōe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiah-ōe
    • Tâi-lô: phiah-uē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phiah'oe
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰia(ʔ)⁵ ue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ue²²/

Noun

僻話

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) coded language; argot; jargon
2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) codewords used by specific industries or secret societies before modern China

Synonyms

• (jargon): 隱語／隐语 (yǐnyǔ)