酒矸仔嫂

Chinese

			older brother's wife; sister-in-law
trad. (酒矸仔嫂)		酒矸仔	嫂
simp. #(酒矸仔嫂)		酒矸仔	嫂

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiú-kan-á-só

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiú-kan-á-só
    • Tâi-lô: tsiú-kan-á-só
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciw'kan'afsoir
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɤ⁴¹/

Noun

酒矸仔嫂

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) female escort at a tavern or bar

   • 有情有義十一哥；無情無義酒矸仔嫂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     有情有义十一哥；无情无义酒矸仔嫂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1969, 十一哥, Teresa Teng

     ū-chêng-ū-gī cha̍p-it-ko; bô-chêng-bô-gī chiú-kan-á-só [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The bachelor is full of affection; the bar's hostess is full of coldness

Synonyms

• 酒女
• 酒家女

References

• “Entry #14299”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.