序大人

Chinese

		old; senior	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (序大人)		序大	人
alternative forms		是大人 祀大人 視大人／视大人

Etymology

From 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sī-tōa-lâng / sǐ-tōa-lâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-tōa-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: sī-tuā-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sixdoaxlaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si³³⁻²¹ tua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐ-tōa-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: sǐ-tuā-lâng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si²² tua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

Noun

序大人

1. (Hokkien) parents
2. (Mainland China and Taiwanese Hokkien, sometimes) one's older relatives