班頭爺

Chinese

		team; class; rank team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname	head; (noun suffix)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (班頭爺)		班	頭	爺
simp. (班头爷)		班	头	爷

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pan-thâu-iâ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pan-thâu-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: pan-thâu-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pantau'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pan³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

Noun

班頭爺

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, dated) jail warden

Synonyms

• 監獄長／监狱长 (jiānyùzhǎng)