敢著

Chinese

		dare	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (敢著)		敢	著
simp. (敢着)		敢	着

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kaⁿ-tio̍h / kan-tio̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kaⁿ-tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: kann-tio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kva'dioih
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kã⁴⁴⁻²² tioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kã⁴⁴⁻²² tioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kã³³ tioʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: kan-tio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kandioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² tioʔ⁴/

Adverb

敢著

1. (Southern Min) what need is there to; why does one need to

Synonyms

• 乜使 (Hokkien)
• 何乜苦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 何得苦 (Hokkien)
• 何必 (hébì)
• 何苦 (hékǔ)
• 何苦來／何苦来 (hékǔlái)
• 何須／何须 (héxū) (literary)
• 抑使 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 抑著 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 敢著／敢着 (Hokkien)
• 煞著 (Hokkien)
• 甲使 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 甲著／甲着 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)