遮閘

遮閘

Chinese

		cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal	gear; watergate
trad. (遮閘)		遮	閘
simp. (遮闸)		遮	闸
alternative forms		遮截

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): chia-cha̍h / jia-cha̍h / lia-cha̍h

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia-cha̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsia-tsa̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciazah
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕia³³ t͡saʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jia-cha̍h
    • Tâi-lô: jia-tsa̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiazah
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑia⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡saʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia-cha̍h
    • Tâi-lô: lia-tsa̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liazah
    • IPA (Taipei): /lia⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡saʔ⁴/

Verb

遮閘

1. (Hokkien) to block; to keep out; to ward off

   • 主能用手遮截保護，心可安然免煩惱。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     主能用手遮截保护，心可安然免烦恼。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1964, 至好朋友就是耶穌 (What a Friend We Have in Jesus), in 《聖詩》

     Chú ōe ēng chhiú jia-cha̍h pó-hō͘, Sim thang an-jiân bián hoân-ló. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The Lord can use His hands to cover and protect [you]; [your] heart can be at peace and not worry. [literal translation]
     In His arms He'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there. [original lyrics]

2. (Hokkien) to cover up; to conceal