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娘仔絲

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Chinese

More information silk; thread; trace, trad. (娘仔絲) ...

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-á-si

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-á-si
  - Tâi-lô: niû-á-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niu'afsy
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

Noun

娘仔絲

(Hokkien) natural silk
- 2019, 林志立, “紅嬰仔 [New born]”, in 苦盡甘來, performed by 艱苦人:
  
  親像娘仔絲的頭鬃　拍毋見一絲嘛會毋甘 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  亲像娘仔丝的头鬃　拍毋见一丝嘛会毋甘 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  chhin-chhiūⁿ niû-á-si ê thâu-chang, phàng-kiàn chi̍t si mā ē m̄-kam [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
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Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶絲 (“natural silk”) [map]

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