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卡桑

卡桑

Chinese

		customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card	mulberry tree
simp. and trad. (卡桑)		卡	桑

Noun

卡桑

(Taiwan, rare) mother

Synonyms

母親／母亲 (mǔqīn), 媽媽／妈妈 (māma), 娘 (niáng), 媽咪／妈咪 (māmi)
(Min Nan) 阿母 (āmǔ), 阿娘 (āniáng)

Related terms

多桑 (duōsāng)

Proper noun

卡桑

transliteration of a name, such as Cassen (French)

References

“khà-sàng”, in Tai-gi Hôa-gí Sòaⁿ-téng Sû-tián (台語-華語線頂辭典) (in Mandarin/Min Nan), accessed 2011-12-12

Etymology

From Japanese お母さん ‎(okāsan), 母さん ‎(kāsan).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǎsāng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄙㄤ
Min Nan (POJ): khà-sàng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎsāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄙㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaasang
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-sàng
  - Tâi-lô: khà-sàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qarsaxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ saŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ saŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ saŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ saŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ saŋ²¹/