合萬

Chinese

		to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together	ten thousand; a great number; surname
trad. (合萬)		合	萬
simp. (合万)		合	万
alternative forms		甲萬／甲万

Etymology

Compare Cantonese 夾萬／夹万 (gaap3 maan6).

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kap-bān

(Teochew, Peng'im): gab⁴ bhuang⁷

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap-bān
  - Tâi-lô: kap-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kapban
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ ban²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gab⁴ bhuang⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kap buāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kap̚²⁻⁴ buaŋ¹¹/

Noun

合萬

(Xiamen Hokkien) cashbox; till
(Teochew) safe (box)

Synonyms

(cashbox): 錢櫃／钱柜 (qiánguì), (Hokkien) 合萬櫃／合万柜
(safe):

保險櫃／保险柜 (bǎoxiǎnguì)
保險箱／保险箱 (bǎoxiǎnxiāng)
夾萬／夹万 (gaap³ maan⁶) (Cantonese)
金庫／金库 (jīnkù)
鐵櫃／铁柜 (tiěguì)

References

Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 129

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