過房

See also: 过房

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	house
trad. (過房)		過	房
simp. (过房)		过	房

Etymology

In ancient times, if a man had no children of his own, he might adopt the son of a brother, relative or someone else, so that he might have an heir.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ fong⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ko-fòng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guo⁴ fong²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kèr-pâng / kè-pâng / kòe-pâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guê³ bang⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-vaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòfáng
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-fang²
    • Yale: gwò-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohfarng
    • Palladius: гофан (gofan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ fong⁴
    • Yale: gwo fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ fong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ fɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-fòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: go fong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ fong²
    • Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guo⁴ fong²
    • Sinological IPA: /kuo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fɔŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèr-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kèr-pâng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ paŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kè-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'paang
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'paang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ paŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guê³ bang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuè pâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ paŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ku-vaon
    • MiniDict: ku^去 vaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-vaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ vɑ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

過房

1. to adopt a young relative
2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		過繼, 過房, 出繼
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	過繼
Cantonese	Hong Kong	過繼
Hakka	Meixian	過房
Southern Min	Xiamen	過房, 過, 傳房份
	Quanzhou	過房, 過
	Zhangzhou	過房, 過, 傳房份

Dialectal synonyms of 過繼 (“to have one's child adopted by a relative”) [map]

Derived terms

• 過房兄弟／过房兄弟
• 過房兒子／过房儿子
• 過房囡／过房囡
• 過房囡兒／过房囡儿
• 過房娘／过房娘
• 過房爺／过房爷
• 過房親／过房亲