轉踅

Chinese

	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg
trad. (轉踅)	轉	踅
simp. (转踅)	转	踅
alternative forms	轉旋／转旋

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tńg-se̍h / túiⁿ-se̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-se̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tńg-se̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngfseh
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: túiⁿ-se̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tuínn-se̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvuyseh
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

Verb

轉踅

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to revolve; to rotate; to spin (especially to adjust oneself positionally)
Synonyms: 旋轉／旋转, 打轉／打转 (dǎzhuàn)
- 2021, “愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 [Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined]”, in 黃奇斌 (lyrics), 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大‎, performed by EggPlantEgg:
  
  倒佇故鄉街市的中央　笑看世界咧轉踅 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  倒伫故乡街市的中央　笑看世界咧转踅 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  tó tī kò͘-hiong ke-chhī ê tiong-ng, chhiò khòaⁿ sè-kài leh tńg-se̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Lying in the middle of the street in my hometown, laughing and watching the world spin.
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to adapt; to accommodate; to mediate
Synonyms: 轉圜／转圜 (zhuǎnhuán), 變通／变通 (biàntōng), 調停／调停 (tiáotíng), 收馬／收马 (Hakka)

這个人怐怐，拄著問題都袂曉轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
这个人怐怐，拄着问题都袂晓转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Chit-ê lâng khò͘-khò͘, tú-tio̍h būn-tê to bē-hiáu tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
This guy is simple-minded and won't adapt to problems.
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to turn around
Synonyms: 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn), 轉向／转向, 踅轉／踅转

這搭跤路䆀，歹轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
这搭跤路䆀，歹转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Chit-tah kha-lō͘ bái, pháiⁿ tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
This place has poor circulation, so it's difficult to turn around.
(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative, finance) to circulate (funds); to borrow money (for a capital turnover)
Synonym: 週轉／周转 (zhōuzhuǎn)

阮公司錢水袂轉踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
阮公司钱水袂转踅。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Goán kong-si chîⁿ-chúi bē tńg-se̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
Our company has difficulties in capital turnover.

我手頭足絚，愛揣朋友轉踅一下。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
我手头足𰬌，爱揣朋友转踅一下。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Góa chhiú-thâu chiok ân, ài chhōe pêng-iú tńg-se̍h--chi̍t-ē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
I'm short of money and I've got to borrow some money from a friend.

Usage notes

In Min Nan, 踅 not only means rotating, but also means walking back and forth or hovering. But 轉踅 more accurately refers to rotating.

Derived terms

轉彎踅角／转弯踅角

References

小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “轉旋”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎, volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 395
“tńg-se̍h”, in Taiwanese-English Dictionary‎, Taichung: Maryknoll Language Service Center, 1976, archived from the original on 2020-08-11, page 1035.
“Entry #12639”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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