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垃圾

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: nah4 sab4
POJ: nah-sap
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: lah4 sab4
POJ: lah-sap
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: la1 kib4
POJ: la-khip
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: dirty
髒, 垃圾

Standard Southern Min word for "dirty" (cf. Hokkien lah-sap), reasonably confident. 3 candidate readings from Wiktionary still need confirming which is the genuine variant.

Examples

  • 垃圾手 (nah4 sab4 ciu2) — dirty hands

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