看無

Chinese

		to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	not have
trad. (看無)		看	無
simp. (看无)		看	无

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khòaⁿ-bô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-bô
    • Tâi-lô: khuànn-bô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarbooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³/

Verb

看無

1. (Hokkien) to not understand (when reading or viewing)

   • 我真正看無伊佇寫啥。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     我真正看无伊伫写啥。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 台灣閩南語用詞

     Góa chin-chiàⁿ khòaⁿ-bô i tī siá siáⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I really don't understand what they are writing.

2. (Hokkien) to be unable to see