滿滿是

Chinese

		full of; brimming with; paternal uncle	be; yes; this
trad. (滿滿是)		滿滿	是
simp. (满满是)		满满	是

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): móa-móa-sī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: móa-móa-sī
    • Tâi-lô: muá-muá-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: moafmoafsi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

Verb

滿滿是

1. (Hokkien) to be full of; to be everywhere

   • 我之所以要離開　這個傷心的都市　因為檳榔吐甲滿滿是 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     我之所以要离开　这个伤心的都市　因为槟榔吐甲满满是 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1990, 林強 [Lim Giong], 平凡的老百姓 [Ordinary People]

     góa chi-só͘-í beh lī-khui, chit-ê siong-sim ê to͘-chhī, in-ūi pin-nn̂g thò͘ kah móa-móa-sī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I want to leave this sad city because betel nuts have been spit out all over the place

Synonyms

• 全是 (quánshì)
• 盡是／尽是 (jìnshì)
• 滿是／满是 (mǎnshì)

References

• “Entry #10629”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.