Chinese

Noun

歌仔

1. (Cantonese, Min Nan, Hakka) song   (Classifier: 首; 支 c; 條／条 h mn)

   乜你咁輕鬆，喺度唱歌仔啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]

   乜你咁轻松，喺度唱歌仔啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   Mat¹ nei⁵ gam³ hing¹ sung¹, hai² dou⁶ coeng³go¹ zai² aa³? [Jyutping]

   Why, you're singing so relaxedly! (sarcastic)

2. (Min Nan) folk song, especially a Hokkien ballad

Derived terms

References

• “Entry #10609”, 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.