lăi-jiò͘-bù

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) (daijōbu).

Pronunciation

(Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lăi-jiò͘-bù
- Tâi-lô: la̋i-jiòo-bù
- IPA (Taipei): /lai³⁵ d͡ziɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³⁵ ziɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ bu²¹/

Adjective

lăi-jiò͘-bù

(Taiwan) safe; alright

References

“Entry #31082”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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