耄齒

Chinese

		aged	tooth
trad. (耄齒)		耄	齒
simp. (耄齿)		耄	齿
alternative forms		卯齒／卯齿

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mih-khí

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mih-khí
  - Tâi-lô: mih-khí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mihqie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

耄齒

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 耄喙, 乜耄

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