王祿仔

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	good fortune; official salary	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (王祿仔)		王	祿	仔
simp. (王禄仔)		王	禄	仔
alternative forms		王鹿仔王樂仔／王乐仔

Etymology

First two syllables are from 黃六／黄六 (huángliù); related to Cantonese 黃六醫生／黄六医生.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ông-lo̍k-á

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-lo̍k-á
  - Tâi-lô: ông-lo̍k-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: onglog'ar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

Noun

王祿仔 (Hokkien)

itinerant (especially one who sells medicine, divines, tells fortunes, performs tricks, etc.)
(figurative) swindler; cheater

Synonyms

王祿仔仙／王禄仔仙

Derived terms

王祿仔仙 / 王禄仔仙
王祿仔喙 / 王禄仔喙