仵作

Chinese

opponent
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
simp. and trad.
(仵作) 		仵 作
alternative forms 伍作

Pronunciation

Noun

仵作

  1. (historical) coroner

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 仵作 (“coroner”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 仵作
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 仵作
Central Plains Mandarin Xuzhou 仵作
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 仵作子
Cantonese Guangzhou 仵作, 仵作佬
Hong Kong 仵作
Gan Nanchang 仵作
Lichuan 仵作
Pingxiang 仵作
Huizhou Jixi 仵作
Wu Shanghai 仵作, 土作
Suzhou 仵作
Jinhua 仵作
Xiang Loudi 仵作

Derived terms

  • 仵作佬
  • 仵作學士 / 仵作学士
  • 仵作行人

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (仵作):
  • → Korean: 오작(仵作) (ojak)
  • → Vietnamese: ngỗ tác (仵作)

See also

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