hŏng-bú-láng

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ホームラン (hōmuran), from English home run.

Pronunciation

Noun

hŏng-bú-láng

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, baseball) home run

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 全壘打 (“home run”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 全壘打, 本壘打
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 全壘打, 紅不讓
Cantonese Hong Kong 全壘打
Southern Min Tainan 全壘打, hŏng-bú-láng
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