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* {{gs|pegthok|白讀|colloquial readings}} - usually used in normal speech (''[[peqoe]]'') | * {{gs|pegthok|白讀|colloquial readings}} - usually used in normal speech (''[[peqoe]]'') | ||
* {{gs|bunthok|文讀|literary readings}} - usually used in formal loan words or names, when reading aloud and in formal settings | * {{gs|bunthok|文讀|literary readings}} - usually used in formal loan words or names, when reading aloud and in formal settings | ||
* For example, {{wt|白}} has the following readings in the [[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]: | * For example, {{wt|白}} has the following readings in the ''[[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]]'': | ||
** {{p}} ''{{x|peh}}'' (as in ''{{x|peqzhaix}}'') | ** {{p}} ''{{x|peh}}'' (as in ''{{x|peqzhaix}}'') | ||
** {{b}} ''{{x|pek}}'' (as in ''{{x|zuxpek}}'') | ** {{b}} ''{{x|pek}}'' (as in ''{{x|zuxpek}}'') | ||
* Another major class of readings is ''{{x|thex}}'', for when a character is used in place of the spoken word. For example, {{wt|肉}}: | |||
* {{t}} ''{{x|baq}}'', as in ''{{x|bahzaxng}}'' | ** {{t}} ''{{x|baq}}'', as in ''{{x|bahzaxng}}'' | ||
* {{p}} ''{{x|hek}}'' | ** {{p}} ''{{x|hek}}'' | ||
* {{b}} ''{{x|jiok}}'', as in ''{{x|kutjiok}}'' | ** {{b}} ''{{x|jiok}}'', as in ''{{x|kutjiok}}'' | ||
'''Vernacular readings''', marked {{gs|siok|俗}}, are relatively rare. See {{gs|pof|埠}}, {{gs|lok|錄}}, {{gs|kiok|劇}}, for example. | '''Vernacular readings''', marked {{gs|siok|俗}}, are relatively rare. See {{gs|pof|埠}}, {{gs|lok|錄}}, {{gs|kiok|劇}}, for example. |
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