祿蠹
Chinese
| good fortune; official salary | bookworm; Lepisma saccharina | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (祿蠹) | 祿 | 蠹 | |
| simp. (禄蠹) | 禄 | 蠹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lùdù
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lùdù
- Wade–Giles: lu4-tu4
- Yale: lù-dù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhduh
- Palladius: луду (ludu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: luk6 dou3
- Yale: luhk dou
- Cantonese Pinyin: luk9 dou3
- Guangdong Romanization: lug6 dou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊk̚² tou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
祿蠹
- (literary, derogatory) person coveting a sinecure; person who runs after position and wealth