蛀龜仔
Chinese
| termite; to bore (of insects) | tortoise; turtle | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蛀龜仔) | 蛀 | 龜 | 仔 | |
| simp. (蛀龟仔) | 蛀 | 龟 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiù-ku-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-ku-á
- Tâi-lô: tsiù-ku-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciuo'ku'ar
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
蛀龜仔
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) insect that eats into books, clothing, etc.