手尾錢

Chinese

		unfinished tasks; loose ends; problems following an event	coin; money
trad. (手尾錢)		手尾	錢
simp. (手尾钱)		手尾	钱

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-mî-chhièn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-bóe-chîⁿ / chhiú-bér-chîⁿ / chhiú-bé-chîⁿ

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-mî-chhièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: su` mi´ qienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ mi¹ qian²
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ mi²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-bóe-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-bué-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'boefcvii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-bér-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-bér-tsînn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-bé-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-bé-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'befcvii
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

Noun

手尾錢

1. (Southern Min) money owned by someone deceased (to be given to family members)
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) money put in the hand of the deceased, before placing in the coffin, which will then be distributed among family members
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) inheritance (in some areas)