kiáⁿ

Min Nan

trad. and simpl.
囝

Alternative forms

(Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia) káⁿ

Pronunciation

(Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kviar
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kinmen): /kiã⁵³/

Noun

kiáⁿ (POJ, traditional and simplified 囝)

son

Synonyms

後生／后生 (hāu-seⁿ, hāu-siⁿ)

Derived terms

囝婿 (kiáⁿ-sài, “son-in-law”)
查埔囝 (cha-po͘-kiáⁿ, ta-po͘-kiáⁿ, “boy”)

查某囝 (cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ, “girl”)
病囝 (pēⁿ-kiáⁿ, pīⁿ-kiáⁿ, “morning sickness”)

See also

(Mandarin) 兒子／儿子 (érzi)

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