lăi-jiò͘-bù

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) (daijōbu).

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lăi-jiò͘-bù
  • Tâi-lô: la̋i-jiòo-bù
  • IPA (Taipei): /lai³⁵ d͡ziɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu¹¹/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³⁵ ziɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ bu²¹/

Adjective

lăi-jiò͘-bù

1. (Taiwan) safe; alright

References

• “Entry #31082”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.