阿本仔

阿本仔

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	日本 (Japan)	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (阿本仔)		阿	本	仔

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): a-pún-á

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-pún-á
    • Tâi-lô: a-pún-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'pwn'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

Noun

阿本仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese person; Jap

   • 當年隔壁阿本仔侵入著行塊這 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     当年隔壁阿本仔侵入著行块这 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 1991, 羅大佑, 《大家免著驚》

     tong-nî keh-piah a-pún-á chhim-li̍p tio̍h kiâⁿ teh chia [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     That year, the Japs next door invaded through here.