孤囝

孤囝

Chinese

		lone; lonely	child
simp. and trad. (孤囝)		孤	囝

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-káⁿ / ko͘-kiáⁿ

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-káⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: koo-kánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'kvar
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kɔ³³ kã⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-kiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: koo-kiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ko'kviar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴¹/

Noun

孤囝

1. (Min Nan) only son

Synonyms

• 獨生子／独生子 (dúshēngzǐ)
• 獨子／独子 (dúzǐ)
• (Cantonese) 獨生仔／独生仔, 獨仔／独仔
• (Hakka) 單丁子／单丁子
• (Hokkien) 獨囝／独囝
• (Teochew) 單丁／单丁 (dāndīng)
• (daughter) 獨生女／独生女 (dúshēngnǚ)
• (sons and daughters) 獨生子女／独生子女