土魷
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Chinese[edit]
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
cuttlefish | ||
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trad. (土魷) | 土 | 魷 | |
simp. (土鱿) | 土 | 鱿 |
Etymology[edit]
土 (tou2) is a euphemism for 乾/干 (gon1), created by writing the variant form 干 (gon1) upside down.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou2 jau4-2
- Yale: tóu yáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 jau4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 yeo4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
土魷