透仔 in Chinese

IPA: /tʰau¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /tʰau²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /tʰau¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/, /tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/, /tʰau²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: thàu-á, thàu-á [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], thàu-á [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], tawar [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 透仔

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      "zh-pron": "thàu-á"
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        "Min-Nan"
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      "ipa": "/tʰau¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/"
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      "ipa": "/tʰau²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/"
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      "zh-pron": "thàu-á"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tawar"
    },
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        "Min-Nan",
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      "ipa": "/tʰau¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/"
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      "word": "線人"
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"透仔" meaning in Chinese

Noun