芋仔

Chinese

Colocasia antiquorum
 
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (芋仔)
simp. #(芋仔)

Pronunciation


Noun

芋仔

  1. (Hakka, Southern Min) taro
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative, sometimes ironic or derogatory) waishengren; immigrants who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after the end of World War II
    芋仔 [Taiwanese Hokkien]   lāu-ō͘-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]   old Chinese Civil War veteran
  3. (Cantonese) eddo
  4. (Zhenqian Min) potato

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 水芋仔 (chúi-ō͘-á) (Min Nan)
  • 番仔芋仔 (Min Nan)
  • 老芋仔 (lāu-ō͘-á) (Min Nan)
  • 芋仔冰 (ō͘-á-peng) (Min Nan)
  • 芋仔番薯 (ō͘-á-han-chî)

References

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