船家佬

Chinese

		a boat; vessel; ship	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	man; guy
trad. (船家佬)		船	家	佬
simp. #(船家佬)		船	家	佬

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): son² ga¹ lau³

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• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: son² ga¹ lau³
    • Sinological IPA: /sɔn¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lau³¹/

Noun

船家佬

1. (Hakka) boatman; helmsman

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		船夫, 艄公, 船家, 船戶, 舵手, 舟子, 水手, 梢人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	撐船公, 船家
Hakka	Meixian	船家佬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	船艄工
Southern Min	Xiamen	船舵, 船舵公, 舵工 dated
	Quanzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Zhangzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Shantou	捍舵, 撐船人
Xiang	Changsha	駕船的