報馬仔

Chinese

		man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (報馬仔)		報馬	仔
simp. (报马仔)		报马	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pò-bé-á / pò-bée-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-bé-á
    • Tâi-lô: pò-bé-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poirbefar
    • IPA (Taipei): /po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-bée-á
    • Tâi-lô: pò-bée-á
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

Noun

報馬仔

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, archaic) man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations (in expectation of a reward)
2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) informant; informer; spy
3. (Xiamen Hokkien) someone who announces the procession of a deity
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) someone with a loose tongue

Synonyms

• 報馬／报马 (bàomǎ)
• (man who brings news): 報子／报子 (bàozi)