未捌是

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	complicated form of the numeral eight; split; (Min) to know	be; yes; this
trad. (未捌是)		未	捌	是
simp. #(未捌是)		未	捌	是
alternative forms		未八是

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bē-pat-sī / běr-pat-sǐ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-pat-sī
    • Tâi-lô: bē-pat-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bexpatsi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: běr-pat-sǐ
    • Tâi-lô: běr-pat-sǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bə²² pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²²/

Interjection

未捌是

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second

Synonyms

• 且慢 (qiěmàn)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 未是, 未曾是