賣豬囝

Chinese

		sell	piglet
trad. (賣豬囝)		賣	豬囝
simp. (卖猪囝)		卖	猪囝
alternative forms		賣豬仔／卖猪仔

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): bhoi⁷ de¹ gian²

Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhoi⁷ de¹ gian²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bōi tṳ kiáⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

Verb

賣⫽豬囝 (verb-object)

(Teochew) to sell someone into indentured servitude of forced labour

Synonyms

賣豬仔／卖猪仔 (mài zhūzǎi)

References

Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “賣／卖 (bōi)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 15

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