捍家

Chinese

		ward off (a blow)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (捍家)		捍	家
alternative forms		扞家

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hōaⁿ-ke / hōaⁿ-kee

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-ke
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvoaxkef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huã³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huã⁴¹⁻²² ke³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /huã²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-kee
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huã²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

捍家

1. (Southern Min) to manage the household