濕厝

Chinese

		moist; wet	(Min) house; bury; to place (Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
trad. (濕厝/溼厝)		濕/溼	厝
simp. (湿厝)		湿	厝
alternative forms		穸厝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sip-chhù

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sip-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: sip-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sipzhux
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

Noun

濕厝

1. (Hokkien) mortuary; morgue
2. (Philippine Hokkien) funeral home; funeral parlor

Synonyms

• (Penang & Singapore Hokkien) 死人厝
• 停屍房／停尸房 (tíngshīfáng)
• 太平間／太平间 (tàipíngjiān)
• 殮房／殓房 (liànfáng)