無半項

Chinese

		not have	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	item; thing
trad. (無半項)		無	半	項
simp. (无半项)		无	半	项

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-pòaⁿ-hāng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-hāng
    • Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-hāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boi'pvoarhang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁴² haŋ²²/
    • IPA (Philippines): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ haŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/

Verb

無⫽半項 (verb-object)

1. (Hokkien) to have nothing

Adjective

無半項

1. (Hokkien) good-for-nothing; useless ;worthless

Synonyms

• 一無所有／一无所有 (yīwúsuǒyǒu), 一無是處／一无是处 (yīwúshìchù)
• (Hokkien) 無半絲／无半丝, 攏無／拢无

References

• “Entry #8594”, 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.