# 歇睏
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hiet-khun / hiat-khun
    (Hailu, HRS): hied kun$^ˇ$
* Puxian Min (Xianyou, Pouseng Ping'ing): hoe$^5$ kuong$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hioh-khùn / hehⁿ-khùn / heh-khùn
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiet-khun
*** Hakka Romanization System: hied$^ˋ$ kun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hiad$^5$ kun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯et̚² kʰun⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiat-khun
*** Hakka Romanization System: hiad$^ˋ$ kun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hiad$^5$ kun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯at̚² kʰun⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hied kun$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /hiet⁵⁻² kʰun¹¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hoe$^5$ kuong$^4$ [Phonetic: hoe$^1$ uong$^4$]
*** Sinological IPA : /hø²¹⁻⁵⁵ $^{(kʰ-)}$uoŋ⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Tong'an, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hioh-khùn
*** Tâi-lô: hioh-khùn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hioihquxn
*** IPA (Taipei): /hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun¹¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun¹²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /hio(ʔ)⁵ kʰun⁴¹/
*** IPA (Tong'an): /hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁴ kʰun¹¹²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun²¹/
*** IPA (Lukang): /hio(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ kʰun³¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰun²¹/
*** IPA (Tainan): /hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun²¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hehⁿ-khùn
*** Tâi-lô: hennh-khùn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hvehquxn
*** IPA (Taipei): /hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰun²¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰun²¹/
** (Hokkien: Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heh-khùn
*** Tâi-lô: heh-khùn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hehquxn
*** IPA (Yilan): /he(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ kʰun²¹/

### Verb

歇睏
* (Hakka, Southern Min, Xianyou Puxian Min) to rest; to take a break
* (Southern Min, Zhao'an Hakka) to take time off (from work, school, etc.)

#### Synonyms

* (to rest):
* 休息
* 休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
* 停歇 (tíngxiē)
* 停睏／停困 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 喘氣／喘气 (chuǎnqì) (to take a breather)
* 安息 (ānxī)
* 憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
* 放尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
* 敨 (tau$^2$) (Cantonese, Hakka)
* 歇 (xiē)
* 歇喘 (Hokkien, to take a breather)
* 歇息 (xiēxi)
* 歇氣／歇气 (xiēqì) (to take a breather)
* 歇𤺪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 休息, 歇息 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 歇, 休息 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 休息 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 休息 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 歇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 歇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 歇氣, 歇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 歇, 歇氣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 歇, 休息 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 歇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 敨, 歇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 敨, 歇, 休息 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 敨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 敨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 敨 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 敨 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 敨, 歇 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 歇 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 歇, 敨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 歇睏, 休息 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 歇睏, 休息 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 歇睏, 休息 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 歇睏, 休息 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 歇睏, 休息 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 歇睏 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 敨 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 歇 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 歇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 歇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 歇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 歇, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 休息, 歇 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 休息 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 歇乏, 歇睏 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 歇, 歇乏, 休息 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 歇作, 休息 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歇, 休息 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 歇, 休息 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 歇氣 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 歇氣 |
* (to take time off):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 放假 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 放假 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 放假 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 放假 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 放假 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 放假 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 放假 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 放假 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 放假 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 放假 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 放假 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 放假, 撒學 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 放假 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 放假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 放假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 放假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 放假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 放假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 放假 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 放假 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 放假 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 放假 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 放假 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 放假 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 放假 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 放假 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 放假 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 放假 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 放假 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 放假 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 放假, 放嫽 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 放假, 放嫽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 放假, 放嫽 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 放假, 放嫽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 放假, 放嫽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 放假, 歇睏 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 放假 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 放假 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 放假 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 放假 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 放假, 放冬 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 放冬 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 放假, 放冬 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 放假 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 放假 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 放假 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 放假 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 放假 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 放假 |
| Wu | Danyang | 放假 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 放假 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 放假 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 放假 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 放假 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 放假 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 散假 |

#### Derived terms

* 歇睏日／歇困日
* 歇睏時仔／歇困时仔

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “歇困”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 261.