pha-tái
Hokkien edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Siraya patay (“death”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pha-tái
- Tâi-lô: pha-tái
- Phofsit Daibuun: pha'dae
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁵³/
Adjective edit
pha-tái
- (Taiwanese, figurative) stupid
- Synonym: siò͘-tò͘
- 頭殼pha-tái／头壳pha-tái [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― thâu-khak pha-tái [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― stupid mind
References edit
- 2021 January 28, “台灣牛” (23:02 from the start), in 民視台灣學堂 [Formosa TV Taiwan Lecture Hall][1], spoken by 陳豐惠, 民視電視公司 [Formosa Television], via YouTube, retrieved 2023-12-02: