TCWOTD: 𨑨迌

𨑨迌 / chhit-thô is a very frequently used word, at least in speaking Hokkien. I rate it one of the most Hokkien words.

But many people, even native speakers, do not recognize this word when written in Han script (Chinese characters), but when they hear it, they'd instantly recognize it.

And when written in Han script, it feels very, very arcane, and Mandarin speakers would never be able to guess its sound, which is one of the reasons I created an entry for it. :) It shows the beauty of Hokkien.

𨑨迌 when used as noun:

𨑨迌 when used as verb:

1. 玩、玩耍
2. 玩弄
3. 玩樂、享樂

Ministry of Education Dict w/ pronunication and examples: https://sutian.moe.edu.tw/zh-hant/su/13522/ (I feel she's dragging the 2nd syllable too long)

Wiktionary:

• zh: https://zh.wiktionary.org/zh-hant/%F0%A8%91%A8%E8%BF%8C
• en: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%A8%91%A8%E8%BF%8C
  • 𨑨: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%A8%91%A8

As seen in:

• Many personal blogs (I only searched for .me & .io sites here)
• Speaking Hokkien
• This guy named his store Café Flâneur 𨑨迌 (Also named 暖暖蛇)
• Song 世界第一等 Wikipedia | 伍佰, native Hokkien speaker as he's Taiwanese (see also the photo below) | 刘德华 from Hong Kong, pronunciation is a little off, but great overall! | More The word 世界 (world) sounds extremely similar in Hokkien, Japanese and Korean, see my Borderland post.
• Song 歡喜就好, see also Flipped Words in Mandarin.

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