撐船人

Chinese

		to pole a boat	man; person; people
trad. (撐船人)		撐船	人
simp. (撑船人)		撑船	人
alternative forms		撐船儂／撑船侬

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ten¹ zung⁵ nang⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ten¹ zung⁵ nang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thṳⁿ tsûng nâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

撐船人

1. (Teochew) boatman; helmsman

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		船夫, 艄公, 船家, 船戶, 舵手, 舟子, 水手, 梢人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	撐船公, 船家
Hakka	Meixian	船家佬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	船艄工
Southern Min	Xiamen	船舵, 船舵公, 舵工 dated
	Quanzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Zhangzhou	船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated
	Tainan	艄公
	Shantou	捍舵, 撐船人
Xiang	Changsha	駕船的