鴿牢

Chinese

		pigeon; dove	firm; fast
trad. (鴿牢)		鴿	牢
simp. (鸽牢)		鸽	牢

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kap-tiâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap-tiâu
    • Tâi-lô: kap-tiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kapdiaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ tiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kap̚³²⁻⁵ tiau¹³/

Noun

鴿牢

1. (Southern Min) pigeon nest
2. (Southern Min, figurative) narrow and small room

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 鴿仔牢／鸽仔牢
• (narrow and small room): 斗室 (dǒushì), 斗居 (dǒujū)