屎殼郎
Chinese
stool; faeces | shell | youth | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (屎殼郎) | 屎 | 殼 | 郎 | |
simp. (屎壳郎) | 屎 | 壳 | 郎 |
Etymology
From 屎 (shǐ, “faeces”); the latter two syllables are likely from a dialectal unstressed name for the insect, eventually cognate with 蜣螂 (qiāngláng) (*/k.laŋ/, "dung beetle").
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ˙ㄎㄜ ㄌㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhke̊làng
- Wade–Giles: shih3-kʻo5-lang4
- Yale: shř-ke-làng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyy.kelanq
- Palladius: шикэлан (šikɛlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ kʰə⁴ lɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si2 hok3 long4
- Yale: sí hok lòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: si2 hok8 long4
- Guangdong Romanization: xi2 hog3 long4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː³⁵ hɔːk̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 屎殼郎