送尪

送尪

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	feeble; lame
trad. (送尪)		送	尪
simp. #(送尪)		送	尪

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): sàng-ang

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàng-ang
    • Tâi-lô: sàng-ang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sarng'afng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

送尪

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god (on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month)
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get rid of somebody or something undesirable

Synonyms

• (to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god): 祭灶 (jìzào); (Min Nan) 送灶君, 送神
• (to get rid off somebody or something undesirable): 送瘟神 (sòng wēnshén)