長浮

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	to float
trad. (長浮)		長	浮
simp. (长浮)		长	浮

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tn̂g-phû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-phû
    • Tâi-lô: tn̂g-phû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngphuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰu¹³/

Verb

長浮

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to borrow money or items from the shopkeeper and settle the bill at the end of the year (done in olden times by customers or employees)