hőng

hőng

Min Nan

Contraction

hőng

1. Contraction of hō͘ (“by”) + lâng (“person”)
   1. preceded by a verb to indicate passive voice.

      雄蜂干焦佮后蜂交尾，煞矣可能就會因為食物無夠hőng趕出巢外。 [Hokkien, trad.]
      雄蜂干焦佮后蜂交尾，煞矣可能就会因为食物无够hőng赶出巢外。 [Hokkien, simp.]

      From: 2020, 環境資訊中心, "【蠻野講堂】台語棲地復育系列座談─植物ê媒人：蜂、蝴蝶佮蛾仔"

      Hêng-phang kan-ta kah hiō-phang kau-bóe, soah ah khó-lêng tiō ē in-ūi chia̍h-mi̍h bô-kàu hőng kóaⁿ-chhut siū-gōa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

      A male bee only copulate with the queen bee, and he may be banished from the honeycomb because of insufficient food after that.

   2. be ...(passive voice of a verb) by a person/people.

      舊年的香港反送中事件，有幾若千人hőng掠去。 [Hokkien, trad.]
      旧年的香港反送中事件，有几若千人hőng掠去。 [Hokkien, simp.]

      From: 2020, 公視新聞網 PNN, "反送中人士指控 懲教所人員對ﰀ起跤動手"

      Kū-nî ê Hiang-káng hoán-sàng-tiong sū-kiāⁿ, iú kúi-nā chheng lâng hőng lia̍h-khì. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

      On the anti-extradition law amendment bill incident last year, there was several thousands of people being arrested by people.