硩撚寶

Chinese

			a kind of square box where a die is placed and the number and direction of the die determines the winner
trad. (硩撚寶)		硩	撚寶
simp. (硩撚宝)		硩	撚宝
alternative forms		壓輦寶／压辇宝 壓撚寶／压撚宝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): teh-lián-pó / teeh-lián-pó

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teh-lián-pó
    • Tâi-lô: teh-lián-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dehliefnpoir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teeh-lián-pó
    • Tâi-lô: teeh-lián-pó
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

Verb

硩撚寶

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to place a bet on the face and direction of the die inside a box (called a 撚寶 (lián-pó)) (the winners being those that guess correctly)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 摃撚寶／𫼱撚宝