抾囡仔

Chinese

			child
simp. and trad. (抾囡仔)		抾	囡仔
variant forms		拾囝仔

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): khioh-gín-á / khioh-gín--á

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-gín-á
  - Tâi-lô: khioh-gín-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qioihgyn'ar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ gin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ gin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioh-gín--á
  - Tâi-lô: khioh-gín--á

Verb

抾囡仔

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to give birth (to a child)

Synonyms

(to deliver a newborn child): 接生 (jiēshēng), 助產／助产 (zhùchǎn); (dated) 收生 (shōushēng); (Cantonese) 執仔／执仔; (Min Nan) 抾囝
(to give birth): 生孩子, 分娩 (fēnmiǎn), 生產／生产 (shēngchǎn); (Cantonese) 生仔; (Min Nan) 生囝, 生囡仔, 生嬰仔／生婴仔, 生嬰仔／生婴仔

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