拖沙

Chinese

		dragging (brush stroke in painting); to drag along	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
trad. (拖沙)		拖	沙
simp. #(拖沙)		拖	沙
alternative forms		拖砂

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thoa-soa

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thoa-soa
    • Tâi-lô: thua-sua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toasoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

Adjective

拖沙

1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sluggish; slow; indecisive
   • 2023, “予焦啦 [Cheers]”, 子儒, 林從胤 (lyrics), 康希瑀 and 林從胤 (music)‎^[1]performed by 彭正 [A Pon]:

     啉酒上討厭　𠢕拖沙 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     啉酒上讨厌　𠢕拖沙 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     lim-chiú chiūⁿ thó-ià, gâu thoa-soa [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2024, “運轉人生 [Life Goes On]”, 施立 [Shih Li] (lyrics), 楊子樸 [Venk Yang] (music)‎^[2]performed by 邱軍 [Kui]:

     少年吔　你若有理想　來去著麥拖沙 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     少年吔　你若有理想　来去著麦拖沙 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     siàu-liân--ê, lí nā ū lí-sióng, lâi-khì tio̍h mài thoa-soa [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Oh young man, if you have dreams, don't hesitate

Synonyms

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• 不快 (bùkuài)
• 拖拉 (tuōlā)
• 拖沓 (tuōtà)
• 拖黐 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 緩慢／缓慢 (huǎnmàn)
• 舒緩／舒缓 (shūhuǎn)
• 遲緩／迟缓 (chíhuǎn)
• 遲鈍／迟钝 (chídùn)
• 黐拖 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

See also

• 拖泥帶水／拖泥带水 (tuōnídàishuǐ)