撿生

撿生

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (撿生)		撿	生
simp. (捡生)		捡	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, SP): jian³ sen¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: jian³ sen¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giansen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ sən⁵⁵/

Verb

撿生

1. (Sichuanese) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery

Synonyms

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助產／助产 (zhùchǎn) 執仔／执仔 (Cantonese) 抾囝 (Min Nan) 抾囡仔 (Min Nan) 接生 (jiēshēng)

接產／接产 (jiēchǎn) 撿娃娃／捡娃娃 (Sichuan) 收生 (shōushēng) (dated) 轉臍／转脐 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

撿生婆／捡生婆