Chinese

Adverb

一下仔

1. (Min Nan, Hakka) for a short while

   • 其實恁的生命明仔載會按怎，恁也毋知影！恁親像一片雺霧，出現一下仔隨時就消失去。 [Min Nan, trad.]

     其实恁的生命明仔载会按怎，恁也毋知影！恁亲像一片雺雾，出现一下仔随时就消失去。 [Min Nan, simp.]

     From: 高陳台灣白話聖經譯本 (Ko-Tân Colloquial Taiwanese Version), 雅各 (James) 4:14

     Kî-si̍t lín ê sèⁿ-miā bîn-á-chài ē àn-chóaⁿ, lín iā m̄ chai-iáⁿ! Lín chhin-chhiūⁿ chi̍t phìⁿ bông-bū, chhut-hiān chi̍t-ē-á sûi-sî chiū siau-sit khì. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Synonyms

• 一下 (yīxià)
• (Mandarin) 一下兒／一下儿 (yīxiàr), 一下子 (yīxiàzi)

References

• “Entry #4”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.