Hokkien Word Meanings?

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:24 am

I'm not sure if anyone has explained this before on the Forum. If so, I apologise for asking again.

In Penang we say (among other things) "ma(n)3-nia1 ku2" for "a short time". Does anyone know how "ma(n)3-nia2" is written in hanzi?

Thanks,
Sim.

niuc · Post by **niuc** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:20 pm

Hi Sim

I think it comes from bak8-ni4-a4-ku2. Bak8 = 目 eye. Bak8-ni4 = (a) blinking of eye(s). I don't know how to write ni4; in Mandarin is 眨眼. So bak8-ni4-a4-ku2 literally means "in a blinking of eyes". We usually say cit8-bak8-ni4 "a blinking of eyes" [Mdr 一眨眼].

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:56 am

Gosh Niuc,

Thanks SO MUCH for this reply. I found it fascinating to read how different "ma-nia" is from "bak-ni-a", but the derivation seems very plausible to me.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Sim.

ong · Post by **ong** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:55 am

漳州方言亲属 www.savefile.com/files/811610

duaaagiii · Post by **duaaagiii** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:10 pm

nih4 is 𥍉 (目聶)

ong · Post by **ong** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:38 am

Is is hard to say this hanzi wendu liap and can has a baidu ninnh.There are no other examples in this 咸摄 with innh vowel.

casey · Post by **casey** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:05 pm

Quote:

Is is hard to say this hanzi wendu liap and can has a baidu ninnh.There are no other examples in this 咸摄 with innh vowel.

There is another example with "innh" vowel. It is "sinnh4" 閃, as in "sinnh4 nah4" 閃(火+監), "lightning".

ong · Post by **ong** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:42 am

闪 is not rusheng hanzi and in different 韵.So some just give the baidu sinn even in ciangciu.

casey · Post by **casey** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:52 am

I am a bit confused, if "闪" having a tone 4 is not "入声", then which tone would it be?

ong · Post by **ong** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:09 am

It could be other benzi we didn't know yet or this is the correct benzi but minnan people change it into rusheng.