peng 1
→
Hokkien:
冰
poj:
peng
Detailed etymology
usage notes
Hokkien equivalent of ais. Different speakers may varyingly place this adjective at the final or penultimate position in an order; both are easily understood and acceptable.
categories:
peng 2
→
Hokkien:
兵
poj:
peng
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (usually in compounds) a soldier; a warrior
- (usually in compounds) the army or military
usage notes
May be used after a qualifier to describe a soldier with some quality or who does some activity, often in an ironic, humorous, pitying, or derogatory way — similar to how one might use warrior (e.g. in saikang warrior or English keyboard warrior).