無半撇

Chinese

		not have	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	(downwards-left curved character stroke); throw; cast away
trad. (無半撇)		無	半	撇
simp. (无半撇)		无	半	撇

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-pòaⁿ-phiat

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-phiat
  - Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-phiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'pvoarphiad
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

Noun

無半撇

(Hokkien) one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer; dabbler

Adjective

無半撇

(Hokkien) incompetent; incapable; limited (of one's skills, knowledge, etc.)

Synonyms

半吊子 (bàndiàozi)
(Hokkien, Teochew) 無半症／无半症, 𣍐半精／𫧃半精, 半精戇／半精戆, 半桶水 (bàntǒngshuǐ), 半桶屎, 半桶師仔／半桶师仔, 半桶師／半桶师, 半路師／半路师

Derived terms

番仔鬍鬚——無半撇／番仔胡须——无半撇

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