<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hokkien</a> is a group of Southern Min dialects spoken throughout Southeastern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and by other overseas Chinese.</p>

<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%89%E6%BC%B3%E7%89%87" rel="nofollow noreferrer">泉漳片</a>也稱為泉漳閩南語、泉漳話、漳泉話、閩台片，是閩南語最大的一簇方言分片，也是最具有影響力和代表性的閩南語。狹義的閩南語指的是閩台片的閩南語。英語通常稱為 Hokkien。泉漳片緣起於中國福建南部，除分布於閩南本土，也廣泛流行於臺灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、菲律賓等許多閩南移民與其後裔的居住地。</p>

<p>The following information belongs to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_Hokkien" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Taiwanese Hokkien</a> (<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E8%A9%B1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">臺灣閩南語</a>).</p>

<p><a href="http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/default.jsp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">《臺灣閩南語<strong>常用詞</strong>辭典》</a> can show the relevant information. But this site does not have a link to each page, so the screenshots are given below.</p>

<p>Input 捅 in the field and press [Enter]. The pronunciation is thóng.</p>

<p>However, this is 統 in Mandarin, such as 統計 or 系統. So, we can not directly check 捅.</p>

<p>Assuming 捅人牛 means 撞人的牛, we should look up 撞 in Mandarin. Therefore, enter 撞, select 對應華語, and press [Enter].</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/y43vo.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/y43vo.png" alt="t1.png"></a></p>

<p>The pronunciation is tōng, like 通 in Mandarin.</p>

<p>As far as I know, the 撞 of 撞到 in Hokkien is not so pronounced, but like 弄 in Mandarin. Fortunately, at the end of 釋義 1 in the above table shows 挵. Click the link to get the following table.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QbA1Y.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QbA1Y.png" alt="t2.png"></a></p>

<p>The pronunciation of 挵 is lòng. 釋義 1 also shows the meaning of 碰撞 (to collide).</p>

<p>人 also has two kinds of pronunciation.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/XwESe.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XwESe.png" alt="t3.png"></a></p>

<p>The pronunciation of 人 in 人類, 人情 or 軍人 is jîn。</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vkZoI.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vkZoI.png" alt="t4.png"></a></p>

<p>The pronunciation of 人 of 做人, 別人 and 好人 is lâng。</p>

<p>As far as I know, the Hokkien pronunciation of 人 in 撞人 is lâng, like 郎 in Mandarin.</p>

<p>牛 also has two kinds of pronunciation, gû and giû。</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/qofjS.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qofjS.png" alt="t5.png"></a></p>

<p>As far as I know, the vast majority of people read gû, like the second tone of ⻣.</p>

<p>Conclusion：</p>

<p>If 捅人牛 means 撞人牛, the pronunciation should be lòng lâng gû。</p>

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user3a
<p>Based on your words, the pronunciation for every word would be:</p>

<p>捅 【thóng】</p>

<p>人 【lâng】</p>

<p>牛 【gû】</p>

<p>Please refer to: <a href="http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Southern Min Language Dictionary of Republic of China 中華民國台灣區閩南語字典</a></p>

<p>And do remember, Hokkien, also known as 福建話 (泉州片), is one of the principal branches of Southern Min (閩南語). The dictionary which I have suggested to you is Southern Min (not really Hokkien). Something like inheritance, Hokkien is a child while Southern Min is his father, they are not really the same, but they are similar.</p>

<p>Hope you enjoy this.</p>

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Jacky X.
<p><a href="http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&amp;place=bo_luo&amp;word=%E6%8D%85" rel="nofollow noreferrer">捅</a><a href="http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&amp;place=bo_luo&amp;word=%E4%BA%BA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">人</a><a href="http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&amp;place=bo_luo&amp;word=%E7%89%9B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">牛</a></p>

<p>tung31-ngin11-ngiu11 </p>

<p>You can use the sound button on each of the three webpages above to hear the correct pronunciation.</p>

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I wonder why you are linking a Hakka source for a question about Hokkien...
dda
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user359570
<p>How do you say 捅人牛 in hokkien? In pinyin, please.</p>

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I wonder if one could use pinyin for hokkien since pinyin are designed for Mandarin. Instead of pinyin, you could ask for Romanized words for the pronunciation.
Kevman
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What is 捅人牛 meant to mean? Searching the [Holodict](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html) doesn't give this as a set Hokkien phrase.
Michaelyus
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How you say 捅人牛 in Hokkien?
# How you say 捅人牛 in Hokkien?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-17)

How do you say 捅人牛 in hokkien? In pinyin, please.

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I wonder if one could use pinyin for hokkien since pinyin are designed for Mandarin. Instead of pinyin, you could ask for Romanized words for the pronunciation.  
> **username_2**: What is 捅人牛 meant to mean? Searching the [Holodict](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html) doesn't give this as a set Hokkien phrase.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-06-23. Score: 2

[Hokkien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien) is a group of Southern Min dialects spoken throughout Southeastern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and by other overseas Chinese.

[泉漳片](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%89%E6%BC%B3%E7%89%87)也稱為泉漳閩南語、泉漳話、漳泉話、閩台片，是閩南語最大的一簇方言分片，也是最具有影響力和代表性的閩南語。狹義的閩南語指的是閩台片的閩南語。英語通常稱為 Hokkien。泉漳片緣起於中國福建南部，除分布於閩南本土，也廣泛流行於臺灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、菲律賓等許多閩南移民與其後裔的居住地。

The following information belongs to [Taiwanese Hokkien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_Hokkien) ([臺灣閩南語](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E8%A9%B1)).

[《臺灣閩南語**常用詞**辭典》](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/default.jsp) can show the relevant information. But this site does not have a link to each page, so the screenshots are given below.

Input 捅 in the field and press [Enter]. The pronunciation is thóng.

However, this is 統 in Mandarin, such as 統計 or 系統. So, we can not directly check 捅.

Assuming 捅人牛 means 撞人的牛, we should look up 撞 in Mandarin. Therefore, enter 撞, select 對應華語, and press [Enter].

[![t1.png](https://i.sstatic.net/y43vo.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/y43vo.png)

The pronunciation is tōng, like 通 in Mandarin.

As far as I know, the 撞 of 撞到 in Hokkien is not so pronounced, but like 弄 in Mandarin. Fortunately, at the end of 釋義 1 in the above table shows 挵. Click the link to get the following table.

[![t2.png](https://i.sstatic.net/QbA1Y.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/QbA1Y.png)

The pronunciation of 挵 is lòng. 釋義 1 also shows the meaning of 碰撞 (to collide).

人 also has two kinds of pronunciation.

[![t3.png](https://i.sstatic.net/XwESe.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/XwESe.png)

The pronunciation of 人 in 人類, 人情 or 軍人 is jîn。

[![t4.png](https://i.sstatic.net/vkZoI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/vkZoI.png)

The pronunciation of 人 of 做人, 別人 and 好人 is lâng。

As far as I know, the Hokkien pronunciation of 人 in 撞人 is lâng, like 郎 in Mandarin.

牛 also has two kinds of pronunciation, gû and giû。

[![t5.png](https://i.sstatic.net/qofjS.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/qofjS.png)

As far as I know, the vast majority of people read gû, like the second tone of ⻣.

Conclusion：

If 捅人牛 means 撞人牛, the pronunciation should be lòng lâng gû。


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-06-23. Score: 1

Based on your words, the pronunciation for every word would be:

捅 【thóng】

人 【lâng】

牛 【gû】

Please refer to: [Southern Min Language Dictionary of Republic of China 中華民國台灣區閩南語字典](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html)

And do remember, Hokkien, also known as 福建話 (泉州片), is one of the principal branches of Southern Min (閩南語). The dictionary which I have suggested to you is Southern Min (not really Hokkien). Something like inheritance, Hokkien is a child while Southern Min is his father, they are not really the same, but they are similar.

Hope you enjoy this.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-05-23. Score: -1

[捅](http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&place=bo_luo&word=%E6%8D%85)[人](http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&place=bo_luo&word=%E4%BA%BA)[牛](http://www.syndict.com/w.php?item=hak&place=bo_luo&word=%E7%89%9B)

tung31-ngin11-ngiu11

You can use the sound button on each of the three webpages above to hear the correct pronunciation.

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: I wonder why you are linking a Hakka source for a question about Hokkien...  

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