a-sá-lih

Min Nan

Alternative forms

a-sa-lih
at-sá-lih

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese あっさり (assari).

Pronunciation

(Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sá-lih
- Tâi-lô: a-sá-lih
- Phofsit Daibuun: asafliq
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liʔ³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liʔ³²/

Adjective

a-sá-lih (POJ)

(Taiwan) unfussy; unhesitant or assertive in generosity or agreement (whether as a personality trait or in a particular instance)
- 入來到伊感覺歡喜為止，伊tō自然離開，chiâⁿ a-sá-lih，bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  入来到伊感觉欢喜为止，伊tō自然离开，chiâⁿ a-sá-lih，bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 1996, Taibunun, 麵粉廠ê鬼仔
  Ji̍p-lâi kàu i kám-kak hoaⁿ-hí ûi-chí, i tō chū-jiân lī-khui, chiâⁿ a-sá-lih, bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  [Ketury] comes in until she feels happy; then she will naturally leave. She is very decisive, not at all fussy.
- 伊氣phu̍t-phu̍t、大細聲罵蔡英文政府gâu拖沙、做代誌無at-sá-lih。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  伊气phu̍t-phu̍t、大细声骂蔡英文政府gâu拖沙、做代志无at-sá-lih。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2017, 李南衡, 好好鱟刣kah屎流, in 《台灣教會公報》, issue 3413, page 25
  I khì-phu̍t-phu̍t, tōa-sè-siaⁿ mē Chhòa Eng-bûn chèng-hú gâu thoa-soa, chò tāi-chì bô at-sá-lih. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  He [Uncle Hok] was enraged, furiously chiding the Tsai Ing-wen government for having the habit of procrastinating and being indecisive in doing things.
- 彈了袂 bái，介 A-SA-LIH。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  弹了袂 bái，介 A-SA-LIH。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2022, Soo Jū-hông, post on Twitter
  Tôaⁿ liáu bē bái, kài A-SA-LIH. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Well played — real crisp!

Descendants

→ Mandarin: 阿莎力

单词	a-sá-lih
释义	a-sá-lih Min Nan Alternative forms a-sa-lih at-sá-lih Etymology Borrowed from Japanese あっさり (assari). Pronunciation (Hokkien: General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sá-lih Tâi-lô: a-sá-lih Phofsit Daibuun: asafliq IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liʔ³²/ IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liʔ³²/ Adjective a-sá-lih (POJ) (Taiwan) unfussy; unhesitant or assertive in generosity or agreement (whether as a personality trait or in a particular instance) 入來到伊感覺歡喜為止，伊tō自然離開，chiâⁿ a-sá-lih，bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.] 入来到伊感觉欢喜为止，伊tō自然离开，chiâⁿ a-sá-lih，bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.] From: 1996, Taibunun, 麵粉廠ê鬼仔 Ji̍p-lâi kàu i kám-kak hoaⁿ-hí ûi-chí, i tō chū-jiân lī-khui, chiâⁿ a-sá-lih, bē ku-ku-mo͘-mo͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] [Ketury] comes in until she feels happy; then she will naturally leave. She is very decisive, not at all fussy. 伊氣phu̍t-phu̍t、大細聲罵蔡英文政府gâu拖沙、做代誌無at-sá-lih。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.] 伊气phu̍t-phu̍t、大细声骂蔡英文政府gâu拖沙、做代志无at-sá-lih。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.] From: 2017, 李南衡, 好好鱟刣kah屎流, in 《台灣教會公報》, issue 3413, page 25 I khì-phu̍t-phu̍t, tōa-sè-siaⁿ mē Chhòa Eng-bûn chèng-hú gâu thoa-soa, chò tāi-chì bô at-sá-lih. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] He [Uncle Hok] was enraged, furiously chiding the Tsai Ing-wen government for having the habit of procrastinating and being indecisive in doing things. 彈了袂 bái，介 A-SA-LIH。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.] 弹了袂 bái，介 A-SA-LIH。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.] From: 2022, Soo Jū-hông, post on Twitter Tôaⁿ liáu bē bái, kài A-SA-LIH. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] Well played — real crisp! Descendants → Mandarin: 阿莎力
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