趁食人

Chinese

		to earn a living; to make a living by prostituting oneself	man; person; people
trad. (趁食人)		趁食	人
simp. ^#(趁食人)		趁食	人
alternative forms		趁吃人賺食人／赚食人賺噍人／赚噍人趁食儂／趁食侬

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàn-chia̍h-lâng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-chia̍h-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: thàn-tsia̍h-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tarnciaqlaang
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

Noun

趁食人

(Taiwanese Hokkien) person trying to make ends meet
(Jinjiang Hokkien) worker; laborer

Synonyms

(worker):

作穡人／作穑人 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
勞動者／劳动者 (láodòngzhě)
勞工／劳工 (láogōng)
工人 (gōngrén)
工仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
打工人 (dǎgōngrén) (neologism, slang)

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