若呀

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (若呀)		若	呀
simp. #(若呀)		若	呀
alternative forms		若牙

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jaga (“to guard”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jia̍k-gâ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jia̍k-gâ
    • Tâi-lô: jia̍k-gâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiaggaa
    • IPA (Penang): /d͡ziak̚⁴⁻³ ɡa²³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /d͡ziak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡa²⁴/

Noun

若呀

1. (Penang and Singapore Hokkien, slang) security guard; watchman

Synonyms

• 保安 (bǎo'ān)
• 保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
• 保鏢／保镖 (bǎobiāo)
• 衛兵／卫兵 (wèibīng)
• 衛士／卫士 (wèishì)
• 警衛／警卫 (jǐngwèi)
• 警衛員／警卫员 (jǐngwèiyuán)
• 護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)