合萬

Chinese

		to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together	ten thousand; a great number; surname
trad. (合萬)		合	萬
simp. (合万)		合	万
alternative forms		甲萬／甲万

Etymology

Compare Cantonese 夾萬／夹万 (gaap3 maan6).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kap-bān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gab⁴ bhuang⁷

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap-bān
    • Tâi-lô: kap-bān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kapban
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ ban²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gab⁴ bhuang⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kap buāng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kap̚²⁻⁴ buaŋ¹¹/

Noun

合萬

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) cashbox; till
2. (Teochew) safe (box)

Synonyms

• (cashbox): 錢櫃／钱柜 (qiánguì), (Hokkien) 合萬櫃／合万柜
• (safe):

• 保險櫃／保险柜 (bǎoxiǎnguì)
• 保險箱／保险箱 (bǎoxiǎnxiāng)
• 夾萬／夹万 (gaap³ maan⁶) (Cantonese)
• 金庫／金库 (jīnkù)
• 鐵櫃／铁柜 (tiěguì)

 

References

• Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 129