la̋i-jiò͘-bù
Min Nan
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 大丈夫 (daijōbu).
Pronunciation
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̋i-jiò͘-bù
- Tâi-lô: la̋i-jiòo-bù
- IPA (Taipei): /lai³⁵ d͡ʑiɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³⁵ ʑiɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ bu²¹/
Adjective
la̋i-jiò͘-bù (POJ)
- (Taiwan) safe; alright
References
- “Entry #31082”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.