拄數

Chinese

		post; prop	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (拄數)		拄	數
simp. (拄数)		拄	数

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tú-siàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tú-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: tú-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dwsiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

Verb

拄數

1. (Southern Min) to pay a debt in kind or by labor
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to add unqualified members to a group of experts; to pad the numbers; to make up the number

Synonyms

• (to pay a debt): 抵賬／抵账 (dǐzhàng)
• (to pad the numbers): 充數／充数 (chōngshù); (Hokkien) 抵額／抵额, 抵數／抵数, 拄額／拄额