Showing posts with label 40 minutes forty minutes 卌分鐘 四十分鐘. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 40 minutes forty minutes 卌分鐘 四十分鐘. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

40 forty

Do you know how to say forty minutes in Teochew? 

It is said as siab4 hung1zêng1

siab4 hung1zêng1

卌分鐘|卌分钟

forty minutes; 40 minutes

四十分鐘|四十分钟

This siab4 is homophone to siab4 as in mag8siab4 目澀|目涩 i.e. sleepy. 

In Mandarin is said as 四十分鐘|四十分钟