兔兒爺
Chinese
| rabbit; hare; female rascal or prostitute | grandpa; etc.; old gentleman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兔兒爺) | 兔兒 | 爺 | |
| simp. (兔儿爷) | 兔儿 | 爷 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tùryé
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˋㄦ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tùryé
- Wade–Giles: tʻu4-ʼrh-yeh2
- Yale: tùr-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tullye
- Palladius: туре (ture)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰuɻʷ⁵¹ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
兔兒爺
- Tu'er Ye (deity of Chinese folk religion unique to Beijing)
- (Beijing Mandarin) catamite; male prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男妓 (“male prostitute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男妓, 妓男, 男娼 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子 |
| Taiwan | 男妓, 牛郎, 鴨 | |
| Malaysia | 鴨 | |
| Singapore | 鴨 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 崽娃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的, 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 半截腸子不裝屎的, 相公, 相姑 |
| Chengdu (Xindu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Chengdu (Pidu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 屁股蟲 | |
| Chengdu (Wenjiang) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Chengdu (Shuangliu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 妖童 | |
| Chengdu (Xinjin) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 妖童, 屁兒蟲 | |
| Jintang | 㚻子, 賣溝子的, 賣籮篼的, 妖童, 妖哥子, 相公 | |
| Pengzhou | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子 | |
| Dujiangyan | 賣屁兒的, 相公 | |
| Chongzhou | 妖哥, 妖兒童 | |
| Dayi | 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 屁兒蟲 | |
| Pujiang | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Qionglai | 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 屁兒蟲, 跩哥 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契弟, 脂粉大相 |
| Hong Kong | 男妓, 鴨 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 桃脯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契弟, 阿倌 |
| Taipei | 龜精 GT, 鹿仔 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴨, 阿倌 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 屁精, 兔子 |
| Suzhou | 相公 | |
| Jinhua | 雄婊子 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 幺它 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |